Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.11.54, 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 54 of Madhya-khanda chapter 11—“The Characteristics of Nityananda”.
Verse 2.11.54
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.11.54:
চতুর্দশ-ভুবন-পালন-শক্তি যার কাক-স্থানে বাটীআনে—কি মহত্ত্ব তাঙ্র? ॥ ৫৪ ॥
चतुर्दश-भुवन-पालन-शक्ति यार काक-स्थाने बाटीआने—कि महत्त्व ताङ्र? ॥ ५४ ॥
caturdaśa-bhuvana-pālana-śakti yāra kāka-sthāne bāṭīāne—ki mahattva tāṅra? || 54 ||
caturdasa-bhuvana-palana-sakti yara kaka-sthane batiane—ki mahattva tanra? (54)
English translation:
(54) “For He who possesses the power to maintain the fourteen worlds, what is the glory in bringing a bowl back from a crow?