Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.18.38, 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 38 of Madhya-khanda chapter 18—“Mahaprabhu’s Dancing as a Gopi”.
Verse 2.18.38
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.18.38:
কীর্তনের শুভারম্ভ করিলা মুকুন্দ “রাম-কৃষ্ণ বল হরি গোপাল গোবিন্দ” ॥ ৩৮ ॥
कीर्तनेर शुभारम्भ करिला मुकुन्द “राम-कृष्ण बल हरि गोपाल गोविन्द” ॥ ३८ ॥
kīrtanera śubhārambha karilā mukunda “rāma-kṛṣṇa bala hari gopāla govinda” || 38 ||
kirtanera subharambha karila mukunda “rama-krsna bala hari gopala govinda” (38)
English translation:
(38) Mukunda began to lead kīrtana as follows: “Rāma Kṛṣṇa Bala, Hari Gopāla Govinda!”