Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.18.71, 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 71 of Madhya-khanda chapter 18—“Mahaprabhu’s Dancing as a Gopi”.
Verse 2.18.71
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.18.71:
আপনা না জানে প্রভু রুক্মিণী-আবেশে বিদর্ভের সুতা যেন আপনারে বাসে ॥ ৭১ ॥
आपना ना जाने प्रभु रुक्मिणी-आवेशे विदर्भेर सुता येन आपनारे वासे ॥ ७१ ॥
āpanā nā jāne prabhu rukmiṇī-āveśe vidarbhera sutā yena āpanāre vāse || 71 ||
apana na jane prabhu rukmini-avese vidarbhera suta yena apanare vase (71)
English translation:
(71) Being absorbed in the mood of Rukmiṇī, the Lord forgot Himself and considered Himself the daughter of the Vidarbha King.