Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.19.272, 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 272 of Madhya-khanda chapter 19—“The Lord’s Pastimes in Advaita’s House”.
Verse 2.19.272
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.19.272:
`দ্বিজ, বিপ্র, ব্রাহ্মণ’ যে হেন নাম-ভেদ এই মত ভেদ নিত্যানন্দ-বলদেব ॥ ২৭২ ॥
`द्विज, विप्र, ब्राह्मण’ ये हेन नाम-भेद एइ मत भेद नित्यानन्द-बलदेव ॥ २७२ ॥
`dvija, vipra, brāhmaṇa’ ye hena nāma-bheda ei mata bheda nityānanda-baladeva || 272 ||
`dvija, vipra, brahmana’ ye hena nama-bheda ei mata bheda nityananda-baladeva (272)
English translation:
(272) Just as dvija, vipra, and brāhmaṇa are different only in name, Nityānanda and Baladeva are similarly different only in name.