Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.23.287, 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 287 of Madhya-khanda chapter 23—“Wandering about Navadvipa On the Day the Lord Delivered the Kazi”.
Verse 2.23.287
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.23.287:
সেতু-বন্ধ করি’, রাবণ সংহারি’, মুঞি সে রাঘব-রায”করিযা হুঙ্কার, তত্ত্ব আপনার, কহি’ চারি-দিগে চায ॥ ২৮৭ ॥
सेतु-बन्ध करि’, रावण संहारि’, मुञि से राघव-राय”करिया हुङ्कार, तत्त्व आपनार, कहि’ चारि-दिगे चाय ॥ २८७ ॥
setu-bandha kari’, rāvaṇa saṃhāri’, muñi se rāghava-rāya”kariyā huṅkāra, tattva āpanāra, kahi’ cāri-dige cāya || 287 ||
setu-bandha kari’, ravana samhari’, muni se raghava-raya”kariya hunkara, tattva apanara, kahi’ cari-dige caya (287)
English translation:
(287) “I am the king of the Raghu dynasty who built a bridge over the ocean and killed Rāvaṇa.” The Lord would roar loudly and reveal His own glories while looking in the four directions.