Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.12.38, 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 38 of Madhya-khanda chapter 12—“The Glories of Nityananda”.
Verse 2.12.38
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.12.38:
কেহ বলে,—“আজি ধন্য হৈল জীবন” কেহ বলে,—“আজি সব খণ্ডিল বন্ধন” ॥ ৩৮ ॥
केह बले,—“आजि धन्य हैल जीवन” केह बले,—“आजि सब खण्डिल बन्धन” ॥ ३८ ॥
keha bale,—“āji dhanya haila jīvana” keha bale,—“āji saba khaṇḍila bandhana” || 38 ||
keha bale,—“aji dhanya haila jivana” keha bale,—“aji saba khandila bandhana” (38)
English translation:
(38) Someone said, “Today my life has become successful.” Someone else said, “Today my material bondage is vanquished.”