Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.9.246, 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 246 of Madhya-khanda chapter 9—“The Lord’s Twenty-One Hour Ecstasy and Descriptions of Shridhara and Other Devotees’ Characteristics”.
Verse 2.9.246
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.9.246:
অনিন্দুক হৈ’ যে সকৃত্ `কৃষ্ণ’ বলে সত্য সত্য কৃষ্ণ তারে উদ্ধারিব হেলে ॥ ২৪৬ ॥
अनिन्दुक है’ ये सकृत् `कृष्ण’ बले सत्य सत्य कृष्ण तारे उद्धारिब हेले ॥ २४६ ॥
aninduka hai’ ye sakṛt `kṛṣṇa’ bale satya satya kṛṣṇa tāre uddhāriba hele || 246 ||
aninduka hai’ ye sakrt `krsna’ bale satya satya krsna tare uddhariba hele (246)
English translation:
(246) Kṛṣṇa will certainly deliver anyone who chants His names without offense or blasphemy.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
If one offenselessly chants the holy names of Kṛṣṇa even once without committing vaiṣṇava-aparādha, or blaspheming the saintly persons, then he will easily obtain the mercy of Kṛṣṇa and freedom from mundane ignorance. It is impossible for a person to serve a Vaiṣṇava without engaging in the service of Śrī Gaura-Nityānanda.