Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.23.218, 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 218 of Madhya-khanda chapter 23—“Wandering about Navadvipa On the Day the Lord Delivered the Kazi”.
Verse 2.23.218
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.23.218:
নগরে উঠিল মহা-কৃষ্ণ-কোলাহল `হরি’ বলি’ ঠাঞি ঠাঞি নাচযে সকল ॥ ২১৮ ॥
नगरे उठिल महा-कृष्ण-कोलाहल `हरि’ बलि’ ठाञि ठाञि नाचये सकल ॥ २१८ ॥
nagare uṭhila mahā-kṛṣṇa-kolāhala `hari’ bali’ ṭhāñi ṭhāñi nācaye sakala || 218 ||
nagare uthila maha-krsna-kolahala `hari’ bali’ thani thani nacaye sakala (218)
English translation:
(218) The entire city of Navadvīpa was filled with the vibration of Kṛṣṇa’s names. Everyone began to dance and chant the name of Hari.