Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.8.226, 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 226 of Madhya-khanda chapter 8—“The Manifestation of Opulences”.
Verse 2.8.226
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.8.226:
এই-মত সবা দেখি’ নানা-মত বলে যেবা যেই বস্তু, তাহা প্রকাশযে ছলে ॥ ২২৬ ॥
एइ-मत सबा देखि’ नाना-मत बले येबा येइ वस्तु, ताहा प्रकाशये छले ॥ २२६ ॥
ei-mata sabā dekhi’ nānā-mata bale yebā yei vastu, tāhā prakāśaye chale || 226 ||
ei-mata saba dekhi’ nana-mata bale yeba yei vastu, taha prakasaye chale (226)
English translation:
(226) In this way the Lord revealed their actual identities by speaking about them in various ways.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
In His Gaura pastimes, Śrī Gaurasundara called out the former names of His associates who participated in His previous pastimes. By doing so, He ascertained the identity of His associates.