Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.18.73, 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 73 of Madhya-khanda chapter 18—“Mahaprabhu’s Dancing as a Gopi”.
Verse 2.18.73
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.18.73:
রুক্মিণীর পত্র—সপ্ত-শ্লোক ভাগবতে যে আছে, পডযে তাহা কান্দিতে কান্দিতে ॥ ৭৩ ॥
रुक्मिणीर पत्र—सप्त-श्लोक भागवते ये आछे, पडये ताहा कान्दिते कान्दिते ॥ ७३ ॥
rukmiṇīra patra—sapta-śloka bhāgavate ye āche, paḍaye tāhā kāndite kāndite || 73 ||
rukminira patra—sapta-sloka bhagavate ye ache, padaye taha kandite kandite (73)
English translation:
(73) He cried as He read Rukmiṇī’s letter, consisting of seven verses from the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam.