Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.9.160, 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 160 of Madhya-khanda chapter 9—“The Lord’s Twenty-One Hour Ecstasy and Descriptions of Shridhara and Other Devotees’ Characteristics”.
Verse 2.9.160-161
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.9.160-161:
যখন করিলা প্রভু বিদ্যার বিলাস পরম উদ্ধত-হেন যখন প্রকাশ সেই কালে গূঢ-রূপে শ্রীধরের সঙ্গে খোলা কেনা-বেচা-ছলে কৈল বহু রঙ্গে ॥ ১৬০-১৬১ ॥
यखन करिला प्रभु विद्यार विलास परम उद्धत-हेन यखन प्रकाश सेइ काले गूढ-रूपे श्रीधरेर सङ्गे खोला केना-वेचा-छले कैल बहु रङ्गे ॥ १६०-१६१ ॥
yakhana karilā prabhu vidyāra vilāsa parama uddhata-hena yakhana prakāśa sei kāle gūḍha-rūpe śrīdharera saṅge kholā kenā-vecā-chale kaila bahu raṅge || 160-161 ||
yakhana karila prabhu vidyara vilasa parama uddhata-hena yakhana prakasa sei kale gudha-rupe sridharera sange khola kena-veca-chale kaila bahu range (160-161)
English translation:
(160-161) When the Lord manifested His pastimes as a scholar, He acted like a most arrogant person. Keeping His identity concealed, He enjoyed various pastimes with Śrīdhara on the pretext of buying banana leaves.