Chaitanya Bhagavata

by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words

The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.16.48, 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 48 of Madhya-khanda chapter 16—“The Lord’s Acceptance of Shuklambara’s Rice”.

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.16.48:

এহো কর্ম অদ্বৈত করিতে পারে মাত্র প্রভু করিযাছে যারে মহা-মহা-পাত্র ॥ ৪৮ ॥

एहो कर्म अद्वैत करिते पारे मात्र प्रभु करियाछे यारे महा-महा-पात्र ॥ ४८ ॥

eho karma advaita karite pāre mātra prabhu kariyāche yāre mahā-mahā-pātra || 48 ||

eho karma advaita karite pare matra prabhu kariyache yare maha-maha-patra (48)

English translation:

(48) Such activities were possible only for Advaita, because the Lord made Him a great recipient of mercy.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

On seeing Śrī Advaita Prabhu’s loving service to the lotus feet of Śrī Gaura, the devotees considered Him devoid of false ego and the master of the self-controlled. In order to advertise His supremacy over the devotees of this world, they all established Him as advaita, or He who is without a second.

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