Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.16.69, 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 69 of Madhya-khanda chapter 16—“The Lord’s Acceptance of Shuklambara’s Rice”.
Verse 2.16.69
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.16.69:
অনন্ত ব্রহ্মাণ্ডে যত আছে ভক্তি-যোগ সকল তোমারে কৃষ্ণ দিল উপযোগ ॥ ৬৯ ॥
अनन्त ब्रह्माण्डे यत आछे भक्ति-योग सकल तोमारे कृष्ण दिल उपयोग ॥ ६९ ॥
ananta brahmāṇḍe yata āche bhakti-yoga sakala tomāre kṛṣṇa dila upayoga || 69 ||
ananta brahmande yata ache bhakti-yoga sakala tomare krsna dila upayoga (69)
English translation:
(69) “Kṛṣṇa has rightly endowed You with the devotion found in innumerable universes.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
The word upayoga means “favorable” or “utilization.”