Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.23.188, 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 188 of Madhya-khanda chapter 23—“Wandering about Navadvipa On the Day the Lord Delivered the Kazi”.
Verse 2.23.188
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.23.188:
প্রভুর শ্রী-মুখ দেখি’ সব নারী-গণ হুলাহুলি দিযা `হরি’ বলে অনুক্ষণ ॥ ১৮৮ ॥
प्रभुर श्री-मुख देखि’ सब नारी-गण हुलाहुलि दिया `हरि’ बले अनुक्षण ॥ १८८ ॥
prabhura śrī-mukha dekhi’ saba nārī-gaṇa hulāhuli diyā `hari’ bale anukṣaṇa || 188 ||
prabhura sri-mukha dekhi’ saba nari-gana hulahuli diya `hari’ bale anuksana (188)
English translation:
(188) On seeing the Lord’s beautiful face, all the women made auspicious sounds and constantly chanted the name of Hari.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
The word hulāhuli refers to ulu-dhvani, a sound Bengali ladies make while vibrating their tongues.