Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.6.78, 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 78 of Madhya-khanda chapter 6—“The Lord’s Meeting with Advaita Acarya”.
Verse 2.6.78
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.6.78:
শ্রীবত্স, কৌস্তুভ-মহামণি শোভে বক্ষে মকর কুণ্ডল বৈজযন্তী মালা দেখে ॥ ৭৮ ॥
श्रीवत्स, कौस्तुभ-महामणि शोभे वक्षे मकर कुण्डल वैजयन्ती माला देखे ॥ ७८ ॥
śrīvatsa, kaustubha-mahāmaṇi śobhe vakṣe makara kuṇḍala vaijayantī mālā dekhe || 78 ||
srivatsa, kaustubha-mahamani sobhe vakse makara kundala vaijayanti mala dekhe (78)
English translation:
(78) His broad chest was decorated with the mark of Śrīvatsa and the Kaustubha gem. He wore earrings shaped like sharks and the Vaijayanti garland.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
The beautiful chest of Śrī Gaurasundara was decorated with the mark of Śrīvatsa and the Kaustubha gem, His ears were decorated with earrings shaped like sharks, and His neck was decorated with a long Vaijayanti garland.