Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.8.253, 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 253 of Madhya-khanda chapter 8—“The Manifestation of Opulences”.
Verse 2.8.253
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.8.253:
ও নৃত্য-কীর্তন যদি ভাল-লোক দেখে সেই এই-মত হয, দেখ পরতেকে ॥ ২৫৩ ॥
ओ नृत्य-कीर्तन यदि भाल-लोक देखे सेइ एइ-मत हय, देख परतेके ॥ २५३ ॥
o nṛtya-kīrtana yadi bhāla-loka dekhe sei ei-mata haya, dekha parateke || 253 ||
o nrtya-kirtana yadi bhala-loka dekhe sei ei-mata haya, dekha parateke (253)
English translation:
(253) “If a gentleman sees such dancing and chanting, he also becomes like them. See for yourself.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
“If good people see such dancing and chanting, in other words, if they happen to see out of curiosity, their minds will be twisted. The clear proof of this is their increasing numbers.”