Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.16.67, 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 67 of Madhya-khanda chapter 16—“The Lord’s Acceptance of Shuklambara’s Rice”.
Verse 2.16.67
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.16.67:
তোমা’ দেখি’ কোথা সে পাইবে বিষ্ণু-ভক্তি আর ও সংহারিলে তার চিরন্তন-শক্তি ॥ ৬৭ ॥
तोमा’ देखि’ कोथा से पाइबे विष्णु-भक्ति आर ओ संहारिले तार चिरन्तन-शक्ति ॥ ६७ ॥
tomā’ dekhi’ kothā se pāibe viṣṇu-bhakti āra o saṃhārile tāra cirantana-śakti || 67 ||
toma’ dekhi’ kotha se paibe visnu-bhakti ara o samharile tara cirantana-sakti (67)
English translation:
(67) “He was supposed to achieve devotional service to Viṣṇu by seeing You, but You even destroyed whatever spiritual strength He had.