Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.19.20, 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 20 of Madhya-khanda chapter 19—“The Lord’s Pastimes in Advaita’s House”.
Verse 2.19.20
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.19.20:
নিরবধি ভাবাবেশে দোলে মত্ত হৈযা বাখানে বাশিষ্ঠ-শাস্ত্র `জ্ঞান’ প্রকাশিযা ॥ ২০ ॥
निरवधि भावावेशे दोले मत्त हैया वाखाने वाशिष्ठ-शास्त्र `ज्ञान’ प्रकाशिया ॥ २० ॥
niravadhi bhāvāveśe dole matta haiyā vākhāne vāśiṣṭha-śāstra `jñāna’ prakāśiyā || 20 ||
niravadhi bhavavese dole matta haiya vakhane vasistha-sastra `jnana’ prakasiya (20)
English translation:
(20) Intoxicated with ecstasy, He constantly swayed back and forth as He glorified jñāna while commenting on the book named Yoga-vāśiṣṭha.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
While explaining the nondevotional Māyāvādī book named Yoga- vāśiṣṭha, Śrī Advaita Prabhu made a show of aversion to the path of devotional service. His purpose was to obstruct Mahāprabhu’s preaching of devotional service, so that He [Gaura] would punish Him [Advaita] rather than worship Him.