Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.23.177, 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 177 of Madhya-khanda chapter 23—“Wandering about Navadvipa On the Day the Lord Delivered the Kazi”.
Verse 2.23.177
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.23.177:
চাঞ্চর-চিকুরে শোভে মালতীর মালা মধুর মধুর হাসে জিনি’ সর্ব-কলা ॥ ১৭৭ ॥
चाञ्चर-चिकुरे शोभे मालतीर माला मधुर मधुर हासे जिनि’ सर्व-कला ॥ १७७ ॥
cāñcara-cikure śobhe mālatīra mālā madhura madhura hāse jini’ sarva-kalā || 177 ||
cancara-cikure sobhe malatira mala madhura madhura hase jini’ sarva-kala (177)
English translation:
(177) His curling hair was decorated with a garland of jasmine, and His sweet smile defeated all artistic expression.