Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.9.171, 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 171 of Madhya-khanda chapter 9—“The Lord’s Twenty-One Hour Ecstasy and Descriptions of Shridhara and Other Devotees’ Characteristics”.
Verse 2.9.171
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.9.171:
শুক্ল যজ্ঞ-সূত্র, শোভে বেডিযাশরীরে সূক্ষ্ম-রূপে অনন্ত যে-হেন কলেবরে ॥ ১৭১ ॥
शुक्ल यज्ञ-सूत्र, शोभे वेडियाशरीरे सूक्ष्म-रूपे अनन्त ये-हेन कलेवरे ॥ १७१ ॥
śukla yajña-sūtra, śobhe veḍiyāśarīre sūkṣma-rūpe ananta ye-hena kalevare || 171 ||
sukla yajna-sutra, sobhe vediyasarire suksma-rupe ananta ye-hena kalevare (171)
English translation:
(171) In a subtle form, Anantadeva resided in the white brāhmaṇa thread that adorned His body.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
Śrī Anantadeva serves Gaura-Nārāyaṇa in the following ten different forms: umbrella, slippers, bedding, pillow, garments, ornaments, resting chair, residence, sacred thread, and throne.