Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.16.125, 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 125 of Madhya-khanda chapter 16—“The Lord’s Acceptance of Shuklambara’s Rice”.
Verse 2.16.125
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.16.125:
এত বলি’ হস্ত দিযা ঝুলির ভিতর মুষ্টি মুষ্টি তণ্ডুল চিবায বিশ্বম্ভর ॥ ১২৫ ॥
एत बलि’ हस्त दिया झुलिर भितर मुष्टि मुष्टि तण्डुल चिवाय विश्वम्भर ॥ १२५ ॥
eta bali’ hasta diyā jhulira bhitara muṣṭi muṣṭi taṇḍula civāya viśvambhara || 125 ||
eta bali’ hasta diya jhulira bhitara musti musti tandula civaya visvambhara (125)
English translation:
(125) After speaking in this way, Viśvambhara took a handful of uncooked rice from Śuklāmbara’s begging bag and began eating it.