Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.21.65, 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 65 of Madhya-khanda chapter 21—“The Lord’s Chastisement of Devananda”.
Verse 2.21.65
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.21.65:
দেবানন্দ পণ্ডিত না কৈল নিবারণ গুরু যথা ভক্তি-শূন্য, তথাশিষ্য-গণ ॥ ৬৫ ॥
देवानन्द पण्डित ना कैल निवारण गुरु यथा भक्ति-शून्य, तथाशिष्य-गण ॥ ६५ ॥
devānanda paṇḍita nā kaila nivāraṇa guru yathā bhakti-śūnya, tathāśiṣya-gaṇa || 65 ||
devananda pandita na kaila nivarana guru yatha bhakti-sunya, tathasisya-gana (65)
English translation:
(65) Devānanda Paṇḍita did not stop them. As the guru was devoid of devotional service, so were his students.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
If Devānanda Paṇḍita had even a little inclination towards the service of
the Supreme Lord, he would have certainly stopped his foolish students from taking part in such a nondevotional act. Therefore both Devānanda Paṇḍita and the students were engaged in material enjoyment and cultivation of false logic. Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita did not get the opportunity to relish the actual meaning of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, so he returned home in distress. Because Lord Śrī Caitanyadeva is the Supersoul, He knew about this offense committed by Devānanda.