Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.18.128, 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 128 of Madhya-khanda chapter 18—“Mahaprabhu’s Dancing as a Gopi”.
Verse 2.18.128
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.18.128:
কিবা ভাগীরথী, কিবা রূপবতী দযা? কিবা সেই মহেশ-মোহিনী মহামাযা? ॥ ১২৮ ॥
किबा भागीरथी, किबा रूपवती दया? किबा सेइ महेश-मोहिनी महामाया? ॥ १२८ ॥
kibā bhāgīrathī, kibā rūpavatī dayā? kibā sei maheśa-mohinī mahāmāyā? || 128 ||
kiba bhagirathi, kiba rupavati daya? kiba sei mahesa-mohini mahamaya? (128)
English translation:
(128) Is she Gaṅgā, is she compassion personified, or is she Mahāmāyā, the enchanter of Lord Śiva?