Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.18.80, 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 80 of Madhya-khanda chapter 18—“Mahaprabhu’s Dancing as a Gopi”.
Verse 2.18.80
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.18.80:
বিদ্যা, কুল, শীল, ধন, রূপ, বেশ, ধামে সকল বিফল হয তোমার বিহনে ॥ ৮০ ॥
विद्या, कुल, शील, धन, रूप, वेश, धामे सकल विफल हय तोमार विहने ॥ ८० ॥
vidyā, kula, śīla, dhana, rūpa, veśa, dhāme sakala viphala haya tomāra vihane || 80 ||
vidya, kula, sila, dhana, rupa, vesa, dhame sakala viphala haya tomara vihane (80)
English translation:
(80) “Without You one’s education, family, character, wealth, beauty, dress, and residence are all useless.