Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.4.52, English translation, including a commentary (Gaudiya-bhasya). This text is similair to the Caitanya-caritamrita and narrates the pastimes of Lord Caitanya, proclaimed to be the direct incarnation of Krishna (as Bhagavan) This is verse 52 of Madhya-khanda chapter 4—“Revelation of Nityananda’s Glories”.
Verse 2.4.52
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.4.52:
তারা বলে, ‘কৃষ্ণ গিযাছেন গৌড-দেশে গযা করি’ গিযাছেন কতেক দিবসে’ ॥ ৫২ ॥
तारा बले, ‘कृष्ण गियाछेन गौड-देशे गया करि’ गियाछेन कतेक दिवसे’ ॥ ५२ ॥
tārā bale, ‘kṛṣṇa giyāchena gauḍa-deśe gayā kari’ giyāchena kateka divase’ || 52 ||
tara bale, ‘krsna giyachena gauda-dese gaya kari’ giyachena kateka divase’ (52)
English translation:
(52) “They said, ‘Kṛṣṇa has gone to Gauḍa-deśa. He returned a few days ago from His visit to Gayā.’
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
“When I made inquiries, some responsible persons told Me, ‘Kṛṣṇa has left Mathurā-maṇḍala and gone to Navadvīpa-maṇḍala in Gauḍa-deśa. He went to Gayā and has again returned to Nadia a few days ago.’”