Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.18.44, 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 44 of Madhya-khanda chapter 18—“Mahaprabhu’s Dancing as a Gopi”.
Verse 2.18.44
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.18.44:
হরিদাস দেখিযা সকল-গণ হাসে “কে তুমি, এখায কেনে”সবেই জিজ্ঞাসে ॥ ৪৪ ॥
हरिदास देखिया सकल-गण हासे “के तुमि, एखाय केने”सबेइ जिज्ञासे ॥ ४४ ॥
haridāsa dekhiyā sakala-gaṇa hāse “ke tumi, ekhāya kene”sabei jijñāse || 44 ||
haridasa dekhiya sakala-gana hase “ke tumi, ekhaya kene”sabei jijnase (44)
English translation:
(44) Everyone laughed as they watched Haridāsa. They inquired, “Who are you, and why are you here?”