Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.9.123, 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 123 of Madhya-khanda chapter 9—“The Lord’s Twenty-One Hour Ecstasy and Descriptions of Shridhara and Other Devotees’ Characteristics”.
Verse 2.9.123
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.9.123:
তাম্বূল যোগায কোন অতি প্রিয ভৃত্য কেহ বামে, কেহ বা সম্মুখে করে নৃত্য ॥ ১২৩ ॥
ताम्बूल योगाय कोन अति प्रिय भृत्य केह वामे, केह वा सम्मुखे करे नृत्य ॥ १२३ ॥
tāmbūla yogāya kona ati priya bhṛtya keha vāme, keha vā sammukhe kare nṛtya || 123 ||
tambula yogaya kona ati priya bhrtya keha vame, keha va sammukhe kare nrtya (123)
English translation:
(123) Another beloved servant offered Him betel nuts, while some danced on His left and some danced before Him.