Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.10.228, 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 228 of Madhya-khanda chapter 10—“Conclusion of the Lord’s Maha-prakasha Pastimes”.
Verse 2.10.228
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.10.228:
হেন ভক্তি মোর ছার মুখে না মানিল এ বড অদ্ভুত,—মুখ খসি’ না পডিল ॥ ২২৮ ॥
हेन भक्ति मोर छार मुखे ना मानिल ए बड अद्भुत,—मुख खसि’ ना पडिल ॥ २२८ ॥
hena bhakti mora chāra mukhe nā mānila e baḍa adbhuta,—mukha khasi’ nā paḍila || 228 ||
hena bhakti mora chara mukhe na manila e bada adbhuta,—mukha khasi’ na padila (228)
English translation:
(228) “I did not care for such devotional service, yet my head did not fall off. This is indeed astonishing.