Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.18.159, 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 159 of Madhya-khanda chapter 18—“Mahaprabhu’s Dancing as a Gopi”.
Verse 2.18.159
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.18.159:
কোথায বা গেল বুডি-বডাইর সাজ কৃষ্ণাবেশে বিহ্বল হৈলা নাগরাজ ॥ ১৫৯ ॥
कोथाय वा गेल बुडि-बडाइर साज कृष्णावेशे विह्वल हैला नागराज ॥ १५९ ॥
kothāya vā gela buḍi-baḍāira sāja kṛṣṇāveśe vihvala hailā nāgarāja || 159 ||
kothaya va gela budi-badaira saja krsnavese vihvala haila nagaraja (159)
English translation:
(159) What happened to His role as an elderly lady? The origin of Ananta Śeṣa became overwhelmed with love of Kṛṣṇa.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
The word nāgarāja refers to Lord Śeṣa. Since Nityānanda Prabhu is the origin of Lord Śeṣa, He has been addressed by this name.