Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.9.216, 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 216 of Madhya-khanda chapter 9—“The Lord’s Twenty-One Hour Ecstasy and Descriptions of Shridhara and Other Devotees’ Characteristics”.
Verse 2.9.216
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.9.216:
ভক্তি লাগি’ সর্ব-স্থানে পরাভব পাঞাজিনিযা বেডাও তুমি ভক্তি লুকাইযা ॥ ২১৬ ॥
भक्ति लागि’ सर्व-स्थाने पराभव पाञाजिनिया वेडाओ तुमि भक्ति लुकाइया ॥ २१६ ॥
bhakti lāgi’ sarva-sthāne parābhava pāñājiniyā veḍāo tumi bhakti lukāiyā || 216 ||
bhakti lagi’ sarva-sthane parabhava panajiniya vedao tumi bhakti lukaiya (216)
English translation:
(216) “You are always conquered by devotional service. You therefore hid devotional service and wander around like a conqueror.