Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.23.278, 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 278 of Madhya-khanda chapter 23—“Wandering about Navadvipa On the Day the Lord Delivered the Kazi”.
Verse 2.23.278
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.23.278:
অতি-মনোহর, যজ্ঞ-সূত্র-বর, সদয হৃদযে শোভে এ বুঝি অনন্ত, হৈ’ গুণবন্ত, রহিলা পরশ-লোভে ॥ ২৭৮ ॥
अति-मनोहर, यज्ञ-सूत्र-वर, सदय हृदये शोभे ए बुझि अनन्त, है’ गुणवन्त, रहिला परश-लोभे ॥ २७८ ॥
ati-manohara, yajña-sūtra-vara, sadaya hṛdaye śobhe e bujhi ananta, hai’ guṇavanta, rahilā paraśa-lobhe || 278 ||
ati-manohara, yajna-sutra-vara, sadaya hrdaye sobhe e bujhi ananta, hai’ gunavanta, rahila parasa-lobhe (278)
English translation:
(278) An enchanting brāhmaṇa thread adorned His chest, which was filled with compassion. It appeared that the glorious Ananta had assumed that form with a desire to touch the Lord.