Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.16.142, 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 142 of Madhya-khanda chapter 16—“The Lord’s Acceptance of Shuklambara’s Rice”.
Verse 2.16.142
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.16.142:
বিনে সেই বিধি কিছু স্বীকার না করে সকল প্রতিজ্ঞা চূর্ণ ভক্তের দুযারে ॥ ১৪২ ॥
विने सेइ विधि किछु स्वीकार ना करे सकल प्रतिज्ञा चूर्ण भक्तेर दुयारे ॥ १४२ ॥
vine sei vidhi kichu svīkāra nā kare sakala pratijñā cūrṇa bhaktera duyāre || 142 ||
vine sei vidhi kichu svikara na kare sakala pratijna curna bhaktera duyare (142)
English translation:
(142) He does not accept anything unless it is offered according to those rules. But He breaks all those injunctions for the sake of His devotees.