Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.18.103, 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 103 of Madhya-khanda chapter 18—“Mahaprabhu’s Dancing as a Gopi”.
Verse 2.18.103
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.18.103:
হাতে নডি, কাঙ্খে ডালী, নেত পরিধান ব্রহ্মানন্দ যে-হেন বডাই বিদ্যমান ॥ ১০৩ ॥
हाते नडि, काङ्खे डाली, नेत परिधान ब्रह्मानन्द ये-हेन बडाइ विद्यमान ॥ १०३ ॥
hāte naḍi, kāṅkhe ḍālī, neta paridhāna brahmānanda ye-hena baḍāi vidyamāna || 103 ||
hate nadi, kankhe dali, neta paridhana brahmananda ye-hena badai vidyamana (103)
English translation:
(103) With a stick in one hand, a basket under the other arm, and dressed in fine cotton cloth, Brahmānanda looked just like an elderly lady.