Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.9.97, 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 97 of Madhya-khanda chapter 9—“The Lord’s Twenty-One Hour Ecstasy and Descriptions of Shridhara and Other Devotees’ Characteristics”.
Verse 2.9.97
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.9.97:
দুঃখ পাই’ মনে তুমি বিরলে বসিলা আর-বার ভাগবত চাহিতে লাগিলা ॥ ৯৭ ॥
दुःख पाइ’ मने तुमि विरले वसिला आर-बार भागवत चाहिते लागिला ॥ ९७ ॥
duḥkha pāi’ mane tumi virale vasilā āra-bāra bhāgavata cāhite lāgilā || 97 ||
duhkha pai’ mane tumi virale vasila ara-bara bhagavata cahite lagila (97)
English translation:
(97) “Feeling unhappy at heart, you sat down in a solitary place and again began to read Śrīmad Bhāgavatam.