Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.18.51, 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 51 of Madhya-khanda chapter 18—“Mahaprabhu’s Dancing as a Gopi”.
Verse 2.18.51
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.18.51:
মহা-দীর্ঘ পাকা দাডি, ফোঙ্টা সর্ব গায বীণা-কান্ধে, কুশ-হস্তে চারি-দিকে চায ॥ ৫১ ॥
महा-दीर्घ पाका दाडि, फोङ्टा सर्व गाय वीणा-कान्धे, कुश-हस्ते चारि-दिके चाय ॥ ५१ ॥
mahā-dīrgha pākā dāḍi, phoṅṭā sarva gāya vīṇā-kāndhe, kuśa-haste cāri-dike cāya || 51 ||
maha-dirgha paka dadi, phonta sarva gaya vina-kandhe, kusa-haste cari-dike caya (51)
English translation:
(51) He had a long white beard, and His entire body was decorated with dots of sandalwood paste. He carried a vīṇāon his shoulder and kuśa grass in his hand as he looked all around.