Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.23.178, 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 178 of Madhya-khanda chapter 23—“Wandering about Navadvipa On the Day the Lord Delivered the Kazi”.
Verse 2.23.178
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.23.178:
ললাটে চন্দন শোভে ফাগু-বিন্দু-সনে বাহু তুলি’ `হরি’ বলে শ্রী-চন্দ্র-বদনে ॥ ১৭৮ ॥
ललाटे चन्दन शोभे फागु-बिन्दु-सने बाहु तुलि’ `हरि’ बले श्री-चन्द्र-वदने ॥ १७८ ॥
lalāṭe candana śobhe phāgu-bindu-sane bāhu tuli’ `hari’ bale śrī-candra-vadane || 178 ||
lalate candana sobhe phagu-bindu-sane bahu tuli’ `hari’ bale sri-candra-vadane (178)
English translation:
(178) His forehead was decorated with sandalwood paste and dots of colored powder. He raised His arms and the name of Hari emanated from His moonlike face.