Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.17.22, 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 22 of Madhya-khanda chapter 17—“The Lord’s Wandering Throughout Navadvipa and Descriptions of the Devotees’ Glories”.
Verse 2.17.22-025
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.17.22-025:
মুঞি নাহি পাঙ প্রেম, না পায শ্রীবাস তিলি-মালি-সনে কর প্রেমের বিলাস অবধূত তোমার প্রেমের হৈল দাস আমি সে বাহির, আর পণ্ডিত শ্রীবাস আমি সব নহিলাঙ প্রেম-অধিকারী অবধূত আসি’ হৈলা প্রেমের ভাণ্ডারী যদি মোরে প্রেম-যোগ না দেহ’ গোসাঞি শুষিব সকল প্রেম, মোর দোষ নাই” ॥ ২২-০২৫ ॥
मुञि नाहि पाङ प्रेम, ना पाय श्रीवास तिलि-मालि-सने कर प्रेमेर विलास अवधूत तोमार प्रेमेर हैल दास आमि से बाहिर, आर पण्डित श्रीवास आमि सब नहिलाङ प्रेम-अधिकारी अवधूत आसि’ हैला प्रेमेर भाण्डारी यदि मोरे प्रेम-योग ना देह’ गोसाञि शुषिब सकल प्रेम, मोर दोष नाइ” ॥ २२-०२५ ॥
muñi nāhi pāṅa prema, nā pāya śrīvāsa tili-māli-sane kara premera vilāsa avadhūta tomāra premera haila dāsa āmi se bāhira, āra paṇḍita śrīvāsa āmi saba nahilāṅa prema-adhikārī avadhūta āsi’ hailā premera bhāṇḍārī yadi more prema-yoga nā deha’ gosāñi śuṣiba sakala prema, mora doṣa nāi” || 22-025 ||
muni nahi pana prema, na paya srivasa tili-mali-sane kara premera vilasa avadhuta tomara premera haila dasa ami se bahira, ara pandita srivasa ami saba nahilana prema-adhikari avadhuta asi’ haila premera bhandari yadi more prema-yoga na deha’ gosani susiba sakala prema, mora dosa nai” (22-025)
English translation:
(22-025) “I do not get love of God, and neither does Śrīvāsa. You enjoy Your pastimes of ecstatic love with oil millers and gardeners. Avadhūta has become the servant of Your love, while Śrīvāsa and I are left out. We are not qualified to attain Your love, while this Avadhūta has come and become the storekeeper of Your love. O Gosāñi, if You do not award Me Your ecstatic love, I will dry it all up. Then do not blame Me.”
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
“You always remain intoxicated by topics of the Lord’s pastimes of ecstatic love with persons of castes other than brāhmaṇa such as the gardeners and oil millers. Rather than discussing the scriptures with learned brāhmaṇas, You associate with people of lower castes. Śrīvāsa and I (Advaita) are not receiving Your love. Avadhūta Nityānanda has become the only beneficiary of Your love. If You do not bestow Your love on Me, then I will drain it all out.”