Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.10.18, 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 18 of Madhya-khanda chapter 10—“Conclusion of the Lord’s Maha-prakasha Pastimes”.
Verse 2.10.18
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.10.18:
শুষ্ক কাষ্ঠ দ্রবে শুনি’ গুপ্তের ক্রন্দন বিশেষে দ্রবিলা সব ভাগবত-গণ ॥ ১৮ ॥
शुष्क काष्ठ द्रवे शुनि’ गुप्तेर क्रन्दन विशेषे द्रविला सब भागवत-गण ॥ १८ ॥
śuṣka kāṣṭha drave śuni’ guptera krandana viśeṣe dravilā saba bhāgavata-gaṇa || 18 ||
suska kastha drave suni’ guptera krandana visese dravila saba bhagavata-gana (18)
English translation:
(18) Upon hearing Murāri Gupta cry, even dry wood melted, and the hearts of the devotees especially melted.