Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.23.180, 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 180 of Madhya-khanda chapter 23—“Wandering about Navadvipa On the Day the Lord Delivered the Kazi”.
Verse 2.23.180
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.23.180:
দুই মহা-ভুজ যেন কনকের স্তম্ভ পুলকে শোভযে যেন কনক-কদম্ব ॥ ১৮০ ॥
दुइ महा-भुज येन कनकेर स्तम्भ पुलके शोभये येन कनक-कदम्ब ॥ १८० ॥
dui mahā-bhuja yena kanakera stambha pulake śobhaye yena kanaka-kadamba || 180 ||
dui maha-bhuja yena kanakera stambha pulake sobhaye yena kanaka-kadamba (180)
English translation:
(180) His two strong arms were like golden pillars. Being decorated with hairs standing on end, His body looked like a golden kadamba flower.