Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.18.156, 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 156 of Madhya-khanda chapter 18—“Mahaprabhu’s Dancing as a Gopi”.
Verse 2.18.156
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.18.156:
নাচেন ঠাকুর ধরি’ নিত্যানন্দ-হাত সে কটাক্ষ-স্বভাব বলিতে শক্তি কা’ত ॥ ১৫৬ ॥
नाचेन ठाकुर धरि’ नित्यानन्द-हात से कटाक्ष-स्वभाव बलिते शक्ति का’त ॥ १५६ ॥
nācena ṭhākura dhari’ nityānanda-hāta se kaṭākṣa-svabhāva balite śakti kā’ta || 156 ||
nacena thakura dhari’ nityananda-hata se kataksa-svabhava balite sakti ka’ta (156)
English translation:
(156) The Lord held Nityānanda’s hand as He danced. Who has the power to describe the nature of His sidelong glance?