Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.9.31, 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 31 of Madhya-khanda chapter 9—“The Lord’s Twenty-One Hour Ecstasy and Descriptions of Shridhara and Other Devotees’ Characteristics”.
Verse 2.9.31
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.9.31:
গৌরাঙ্গের ভক্ত সব মহা-মন্ত্র-বিত্ মন্ত্র পডি’ জল ঢালে হৈ’ হরষিত ॥ ৩১ ॥
गौराङ्गेर भक्त सब महा-मन्त्र-वित् मन्त्र पडि’ जल ढाले है’ हरषित ॥ ३१ ॥
gaurāṅgera bhakta saba mahā-mantra-vit mantra paḍi’ jala ḍhāle hai’ haraṣita || 31 ||
gaurangera bhakta saba maha-mantra-vit mantra padi’ jala dhale hai’ harasita (31)
English translation:
(31) The devotees of Gaurāṅga were expert in chanting mantras. As they recited mantras, they joyfully poured water on the Lord.