Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.16.147, 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 147 of Madhya-khanda chapter 16—“The Lord’s Acceptance of Shuklambara’s Rice”.
Verse 2.16.147
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.16.147:
বিষয-মদান্ধ সব এ মর্ম না জানে সুত-ধন-কুল-মদে বৈষ্ণব না চিনে ॥ ১৪৭ ॥
विषय-मदान्ध सब ए मर्म ना जाने सुत-धन-कुल-मदे वैष्णव ना चिने ॥ १४७ ॥
viṣaya-madāndha saba e marma nā jāne suta-dhana-kula-made vaiṣṇava nā cine || 147 ||
visaya-madandha saba e marma na jane suta-dhana-kula-made vaisnava na cine (147)
English translation:
(147) Persons who are blinded by the pride of material enjoyment cannot understand this mystery. Intoxicated by their children, wealth, and family prestige, they cannot recognize a Vaiṣṇava.