Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.8.140, 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 140 of Madhya-khanda chapter 8—“The Manifestation of Opulences”.
Verse 2.8.140
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.8.140:
ঊষঃকাল হৈতে নৃত্য করে বিশ্বম্ভর যূথ যূথ হৈল যত গাযন সুন্দর ॥ ১৪০ ॥
ऊषःकाल हैते नृत्य करे विश्वम्भर यूथ यूथ हैल यत गायन सुन्दर ॥ १४० ॥
ūṣaḥkāla haite nṛtya kare viśvambhara yūtha yūtha haila yata gāyana sundara || 140 ||
usahkala haite nrtya kare visvambhara yutha yutha haila yata gayana sundara (140)
English translation:
(140) Viśvambhara began dancing from the time of sunrise, and the devotees sang sweetly in various groups.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
The Lord personally began dancing before sunrise and induced various groups of devotees to chant.