Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.8.12, 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 12 of Madhya-khanda chapter 8—“The Manifestation of Opulences”.
Verse 2.8.12
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.8.12:
আপনার জাতি-কুল যদি রক্ষা চাও তবে ঝাট এই অবধূতেরে ঘুচাও” ॥ ১২ ॥
आपनार जाति-कुल यदि रक्षा चाओ तबे झाट एइ अवधूतेरे घुचाओ” ॥ १२ ॥
āpanāra jāti-kula yadi rakṣā cāo tabe jhāṭa ei avadhūtere ghucāo” || 12 ||
apanara jati-kula yadi raksa cao tabe jhata ei avadhutere ghucao” (12)
English translation:
(12) “If you want to protect your own caste and family, then you should immediately get rid of this avadhūta.”