Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.18.144, 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 144 of Madhya-khanda chapter 18—“Mahaprabhu’s Dancing as a Gopi”.
Verse 2.18.144
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.18.144:
ক্ষণে বলে,—“চল বডাই, যাই বৃন্দাবনে” গোকুল-সুন্দরী-ভাব বুঝিযে তখনে ॥ ১৪৪ ॥
क्षणे बले,—“चल बडाइ, याइ वृन्दावने” गोकुल-सुन्दरी-भाव बुझिये तखने ॥ १४४ ॥
kṣaṇe bale,—“cala baḍāi, yāi vṛndāvane” gokula-sundarī-bhāva bujhiye takhane || 144 ||
ksane bale,—“cala badai, yai vrndavane” gokula-sundari-bhava bujhiye takhane (144)
English translation:
(144) Another time when He said, “Come, dear old lady, let us go to Vṛndāvana,” they understood that He was in the mood of a beautiful girl from Gokula.