Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.18.24, 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 24 of Madhya-khanda chapter 18—“Mahaprabhu’s Dancing as a Gopi”.
Verse 2.18.24
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.18.24:
শুনিযাঠাকুর কহে ঈষত্ হাসিযা “তোমরা না গেলে নৃত্য কাহারে লৈযা” ॥ ২৪ ॥
शुनियाठाकुर कहे ईषत् हासिया “तोमरा ना गेले नृत्य काहारे लैया” ॥ २४ ॥
śuniyāṭhākura kahe īṣat hāsiyā “tomarā nā gele nṛtya kāhāre laiyā” || 24 ||
suniyathakura kahe isat hasiya “tomara na gele nrtya kahare laiya” (24)
English translation:
(24) On hearing their words, the Lord slightly smiled and said, “If you do not go, then who will attend the dance?”