Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.18.20, 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 20 of Madhya-khanda chapter 18—“Mahaprabhu’s Dancing as a Gopi”.
Verse 2.18.20
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.18.20:
লক্ষ্মী-বেশে অঙ্ক-নৃত্য করিব ঠাকুর সকল বৈষ্ণব-রঙ্গ বাডিল প্রচুর ॥ ২০ ॥
लक्ष्मी-वेशे अङ्क-नृत्य करिब ठाकुर सकल वैष्णव-रङ्ग बाडिल प्रचुर ॥ २० ॥
lakṣmī-veśe aṅka-nṛtya kariba ṭhākura sakala vaiṣṇava-raṅga bāḍila pracura || 20 ||
laksmi-vese anka-nrtya kariba thakura sakala vaisnava-ranga badila pracura (20)
English translation:
(20) Realizing that the Lord would dance in the dress of Lakṣmī, all the Vaiṣṇavas felt great happiness.