Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.7.58, 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 58 of Madhya-khanda chapter 7—“The Meeting of Gadadhara and Pundarika”.
Verse 2.7.58
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.7.58:
দিব্য-খট্টা হিঙ্গুলে, পিতলে শোভা করে দিব্য-চন্দ্রাতপ তিন তাহার উপরে ॥ ৫৮ ॥
दिव्य-खट्टा हिङ्गुले, पितले शोभा करे दिव्य-चन्द्रातप तिन ताहार उपरे ॥ ५८ ॥
divya-khaṭṭā hiṅgule, pitale śobhā kare divya-candrātapa tina tāhāra upare || 58 ||
divya-khatta hingule, pitale sobha kare divya-candratapa tina tahara upare (58)
English translation:
(58) He sat on an opulent reddish couch decorated with brass armrests. There were three opulent canopies above his head.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
The phrase divya-khaṭṭā refers to a beautiful raised couch. The word hiṅgula refers to a paint made from the mixture of a particular mineral and mercury. The word pitala means “made of brass.” The word candrātapa means “canopy.”