Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.9.41, 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 41 of Madhya-khanda chapter 9—“The Lord’s Twenty-One Hour Ecstasy and Descriptions of Shridhara and Other Devotees’ Characteristics”.
Verse 2.9.41
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.9.41:
আপনে ঠাকুর তা’র ভক্তি-যোগ দেখি’ `দুঃখী’-নাম ঘুচাইযা থূইলেন `সুখী’ ॥ ৪১ ॥
आपने ठाकुर ता’र भक्ति-योग देखि’ `दुःखी’-नाम घुचाइया थूइलेन `सुखी’ ॥ ४१ ॥
āpane ṭhākura tā’ra bhakti-yoga dekhi’ `duḥkhī’-nāma ghucāiyā thūilena `sukhī’ || 41 ||
apane thakura ta’ra bhakti-yoga dekhi’ `duhkhi’-nama ghucaiya thuilena `sukhi’ (41)
English translation:
(41) On seeing her devotional service, the Lord changed her name from Duḥkhī to Sukhī [Duḥkhī means “one who is unhappy,” and Sukhī means “one who is happy.”].