Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.4.60, 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 60 of Madhya-khanda chapter 4—“Revelation of Nityananda’s Glories”.
Verse 2.4.60
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.4.60:
কেহ বলে,—“দুই-জন যেন দুই কাম” কেহ বলে,—“দুই-জন যেন কৃষ্ণ-রাম” ॥ ৬০ ॥
केह बले,—“दुइ-जन येन दुइ काम” केह बले,—“दुइ-जन येन कृष्ण-राम” ॥ ६० ॥
keha bale,—“dui-jana yena dui kāma” keha bale,—“dui-jana yena kṛṣṇa-rāma” || 60 ||
keha bale,—“dui-jana yena dui kama” keha bale,—“dui-jana yena krsna-rama” (60)
English translation:
(60) Someone said, “These two are just like two Cupids.” Someone else said, “These two are like Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma.”
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
Some persons said, “Both Gaura and Nityānanda are just like Kamadeva. They are the basis of all beauty and qualities of this world.” Others said, “These two are Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma.”