Chaitanya Bhagavata

by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words

The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.23.155, 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 155 of Madhya-khanda chapter 23—“Wandering about Navadvipa On the Day the Lord Delivered the Kazi”.

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.23.155:

অবতার এ-মত কি আছে অদ্ভুত যাহা প্রকাশিলেন হৈযাশচীসুত ॥ ১৫৫ ॥

अवतार ए-मत कि आछे अद्भुत याहा प्रकाशिलेन हैयाशचीसुत ॥ १५५ ॥

avatāra e-mata ki āche adbhuta yāhā prakāśilena haiyāśacīsuta || 155 ||

avatara e-mata ki ache adbhuta yaha prakasilena haiyasacisuta (155)

English translation:

(155) The wonderful pastimes manifested by the son of Śacī have never been manifested by any other incarnation.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

There are innumerable servants of Śrī Caitanyadeva. These servants assist in the pastimes of various incarnations of the fountainhead of all incarnations. Vedavyāsa has described and will describe them in the

course of compiling the Purāṇas. The verse kṛṣṇa-varṇaṃ tviṣākṛṣṇaṃ [kṛṣṇa-varṇaṃ tviṣākṛṣṇaṃ, sāṅgopāṅgāstra-pārṣadam, yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtana-prāyair, yajanti hi su-medhasaḥ, “In the Age of Kali, intelligent persons perform congregational chanting to worship the incarnation of Godhead who constantly sings the name of Kṛṣṇa.

Although His complexion is not blackish, He is Kṛṣṇa Himself. He is accompanied by His associates, servants, weapons and confidential companions.” (Bhāg. 11.5.32)] is found in the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. The author displays his humility by saying, “A person like me has no ability to explain these topics like Vedavyāsa.”

The wonderful pastimes that were manifested in the incarnation of Śrī Śacīnandana are not manifested in any of His other incarnations.

Narrations of various incarnations’ pastimes that Vedavyāsa has not described as well as the preeminence of the Lord’s magnanimous pastimes have been manifested in the pastimes of the most merciful fountainhead of all incarnations.

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