Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.23.5, 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 5 of Madhya-khanda chapter 23—“Wandering about Navadvipa On the Day the Lord Delivered the Kazi”.
Verse 2.23.5
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.23.5:
প্রিযতম নিত্যানন্দ-সঙ্গে কুতূহলে ভকত সমাজে নিজ-নাম-রসে খেলে ॥ ৫ ॥
प्रियतम नित्यानन्द-सङ्गे कुतूहले भकत समाजे निज-नाम-रसे खेले ॥ ५ ॥
priyatama nityānanda-saṅge kutūhale bhakata samāje nija-nāma-rase khele || 5 ||
priyatama nityananda-sange kutuhale bhakata samaje nija-nama-rase khele (5)
English translation:
(5) Accompanied by His beloved Nityānanda, the Lord engaged in pastimes of relishing His own names in the association of the devotees.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
The phrase nija-nāma-rasa is explained as follows: The Supreme Lord is rasa-maya, or full of transcendental mellows. The Supreme Lord and His holy names are nondifferent. Therefore the holy names are also rasa- maya. The Supreme Lord’s names, or spiritual names, are distinct from ordinary names or designations. Lord Gaurahari forgets Himself in the transcendental ecstasy of chanting the holy names in the midst of His devotees. Affection for His devotees is the cause of His forgetfulness.