Chaitanya Bhagavata

by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words

The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.8.185, 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 185 of Madhya-khanda chapter 8—“The Manifestation of Opulences”.

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.8.185:

পূর্বে যে বৈষ্ণব দেখি’ ধরযে চরণ তার বক্ষে উঠি’ করে চরণ অর্পণ ॥ ১৮৫ ॥

पूर्वे ये वैष्णव देखि’ धरये चरण तार वक्षे उठि’ करे चरण अर्पण ॥ १८५ ॥

pūrve ye vaiṣṇava dekhi’ dharaye caraṇa tāra vakṣe uṭhi’ kare caraṇa arpaṇa || 185 ||

purve ye vaisnava dekhi’ dharaye carana tara vakse uthi’ kare carana arpana (185)

English translation:

(185) Previously, whenever the Lord saw a Vaiṣṇava He would catch hold of his feet, but now He would climb on their chest and offer His feet to them.

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