Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.23.331, 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 331 of Madhya-khanda chapter 23—“Wandering about Navadvipa On the Day the Lord Delivered the Kazi”.
Verse 2.23.331
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.23.331:
হেন নাম লও, ছাড’ সর্ব অপকার ভজ বিশ্বম্ভর, নহে করিমু সংহার” ॥ ৩৩১ ॥
हेन नाम लओ, छाड’ सर्व अपकार भज विश्वम्भर, नहे करिमु संहार” ॥ ३३१ ॥
hena nāma lao, chāḍa’ sarva apakāra bhaja viśvambhara, nahe karimu saṃhāra” || 331 ||
hena nama lao, chada’ sarva apakara bhaja visvambhara, nahe karimu samhara” (331)
English translation:
(331) “Chant these holy names, give up all wicked activities, and worship Viśvambhara, otherwise I will destroy you.”
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
Simply by giving up the desire for engaging in any type of harmful activity, one develops a propensity for chanting the Lord’s names. As maintainer of the entire world, Viśvambhara Gaurasundara has maintained the entire world by distributing the holy names. Śrī
Gaurasundara and His intimate servant Dharmarāja are eager to completely destroy the sinful conceptions of those who are opposed to chanting the holy names.