Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.23.299, 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 299 of Madhya-khanda chapter 23—“Wandering about Navadvipa On the Day the Lord Delivered the Kazi”.
Verse 2.23.299
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.23.299:
`আপনার ঘাটে’ আগে বহু নৃত্য করি’ তবে `মাধাযের ঘাটে’ গেলা গৌরহরি ॥ ২৯৯ ॥
`आपनार घाटे’ आगे बहु नृत्य करि’ तबे `माधायेर घाटे’ गेला गौरहरि ॥ २९९ ॥
`āpanāra ghāṭe’ āge bahu nṛtya kari’ tabe `mādhāyera ghāṭe’ gelā gaurahari || 299 ||
`apanara ghate’ age bahu nrtya kari’ tabe `madhayera ghate’ gela gaurahari (299)
English translation:
(299) After first dancing for a long time at His own ghāṭa, Gaurahari proceeded to Mādhāi’s ghāṭa.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
The Lord’s own ghāṭa was situated a little south of His house. Mādhāi’s
ghāṭa was a short distance from there.