Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.18.9, 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 9 of Madhya-khanda chapter 18—“Mahaprabhu’s Dancing as a Gopi”.
Verse 2.18.9
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.18.9:
গদাধর কাচিবেন রুক্মিণীর কাচ ব্রহ্মানন্দ তার বুডী সখী সুপ্রভাত ॥ ৯ ॥
गदाधर काचिबेन रुक्मिणीर काच ब्रह्मानन्द तार बुडी सखी सुप्रभात ॥ ९ ॥
gadādhara kācibena rukmiṇīra kāca brahmānanda tāra buḍī sakhī suprabhāta || 9 ||
gadadhara kacibena rukminira kaca brahmananda tara budi sakhi suprabhata (9)
English translation:
(9) “Gadādhara will dress as Rukmiṇī, and Brahmānanda will be her elderly female companion named Suprabhā.