Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.8.98, 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 98 of Madhya-khanda chapter 8—“The Manifestation of Opulences”.
Verse 2.8.98
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.8.98:
শঙ্করের গুণ শুনি’ প্রভু বিশ্বম্ভর হৈলাশঙ্কর-মূর্তি দিব্য-জটা-ধর ॥ ৯৮ ॥
शङ्करेर गुण शुनि’ प्रभु विश्वम्भर हैलाशङ्कर-मूर्ति दिव्य-जटा-धर ॥ ९८ ॥
śaṅkarera guṇa śuni’ prabhu viśvambhara hailāśaṅkara-mūrti divya-jaṭā-dhara || 98 ||
sankarera guna suni’ prabhu visvambhara hailasankara-murti divya-jata-dhara (98)
English translation:
(98) As soon as Lord Viśvambhara heard the qualities of Lord Śaṅkara, He immediately took the form of Śaṅkara with matted locks of hair.