Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.23.42, 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 42 of Madhya-khanda chapter 23—“Wandering about Navadvipa On the Day the Lord Delivered the Kazi”.
Verse 2.23.42
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.23.42:
দুই ভুজ তুলি’ প্রভু অঙ্গুলী দেখায “পযঃ-পানে কভু মোরে কেহ নাহি পায ॥ ৪২ ॥
दुइ भुज तुलि’ प्रभु अङ्गुली देखाय “पयः-पाने कभु मोरे केह नाहि पाय ॥ ४२ ॥
dui bhuja tuli’ prabhu aṅgulī dekhāya “payaḥ-pāne kabhu more keha nāhi pāya || 42 ||
dui bhuja tuli’ prabhu anguli dekhaya “payah-pane kabhu more keha nahi paya (42)
English translation:
(42) The Lord raised His two arms and extended His index fingers while saying, “No one can attain Me simply by drinking milk.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
Attempts to achieve saintliness or supremacy in the world under the shelter of nonviolence are not evidence of inclination for the Lord’s service. This was specifically pointed out by Śrī Gaurasundara.