Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.10.120, 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 120 of Madhya-khanda chapter 10—“Conclusion of the Lord’s Maha-prakasha Pastimes”.
Verse 2.10.120
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.10.120:
তোমারি উপাসে মুঞি মানো উপবাস তুমি মোরে যেই দেহ’, সেই মোর গ্রাস ॥ ১২০ ॥
तोमारि उपासे मुञि मानो उपवास तुमि मोरे येइ देह’, सेइ मोर ग्रास ॥ १२० ॥
tomāri upāse muñi māno upavāsa tumi more yei deha’, sei mora grāsa || 120 ||
tomari upase muni mano upavasa tumi more yei deha’, sei mora grasa (120)
English translation:
(120) “I consider Your fasting as My fasting. Whatever You offer Me, that is what I eat.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
When a devotee of the Lord fasts, the Supreme Lord does not eat. The Supreme Lord never accepts any service from nondevotees. The Lord accepts only the foodstuffs that are offered by His devotees.