Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.5.123, 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 123 of Madhya-khanda chapter 5—“Lord Nityananda’s Vyasa-puja Ceremony and His Darshana of the Lord’s Six-armed Form”.
Verse 2.5.123
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.5.123:
সর্ব-শক্তি-সমন্বিত ‘শেষ’-ভগবান্ তথাপি স্বভাব-ধর্ম, সেবা সে তাহান ॥ ১২৩ ॥
सर्व-शक्ति-समन्वित ‘शेष’-भगवान् तथापि स्वभाव-धर्म, सेवा से ताहान ॥ १२३ ॥
sarva-śakti-samanvita ‘śeṣa’-bhagavān tathāpi svabhāva-dharma, sevā se tāhāna || 123 ||
sarva-sakti-samanvita ‘sesa’-bhagavan tathapi svabhava-dharma, seva se tahana (123)
English translation:
(123) Lord Śeṣa is endowed with all energies, yet it is His natural characteristic to serve the Lord.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
Lord Śeṣa possesses all energies, therefore He is in all respects the omnipotent Lord. Serving the Lord is also His natural characteristic. In the Caitanya-caritāmṛta (Ādi 5.120) it is stated: “That Ananta Śeṣa is the devotee incarnation of Godhead. He knows nothing but service to Lord Kṛṣṇa.”