Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.16.68, 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 68 of Madhya-khanda chapter 16—“The Lord’s Acceptance of Shuklambara’s Rice”.
Verse 2.16.68
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.16.68:
লৈযা চরণ-ধূলি তারে কৈলা ক্ষয সংহার করিতে তুমি পরম নির্দয ॥ ৬৮ ॥
लैया चरण-धूलि तारे कैला क्षय संहार करिते तुमि परम निर्दय ॥ ६८ ॥
laiyā caraṇa-dhūli tāre kailā kṣaya saṃhāra karite tumi parama nirdaya || 68 ||
laiya carana-dhuli tare kaila ksaya samhara karite tumi parama nirdaya (68)
English translation:
(68) “You destroyed Him by taking the dust from His feet. You are most merciless in the act of destruction.