Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.16.91, 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 91 of Madhya-khanda chapter 16—“The Lord’s Acceptance of Shuklambara’s Rice”.
Verse 2.16.91
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.16.91:
অদ্বৈতের প্রতি দেখি’ কৃপার বৈভব অপূর্ব চিন্তযে মনে সকল-বৈষ্ণব ॥ ৯১ ॥
अद्वैतेर प्रति देखि’ कृपार वैभव अपूर्व चिन्तये मने सकल-वैष्णव ॥ ९१ ॥
advaitera prati dekhi’ kṛpāra vaibhava apūrva cintaye mane sakala-vaiṣṇava || 91 ||
advaitera prati dekhi’ krpara vaibhava apurva cintaye mane sakala-vaisnava (91)
English translation:
(91) On seeing the extraordinary mercy bestowed on Advaita, all the Vaiṣṇavas were astonished.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
The phrase kṛpāra vaibhava means “ultimate compassion” or “all- encompassing munificence.”