Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.23.338, 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 338 of Madhya-khanda chapter 23—“Wandering about Navadvipa On the Day the Lord Delivered the Kazi”.
Verse 2.23.338
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.23.338:
কোথা যায রঙ্গ ঢঙ্গ, কোথা যায ডাক কোথা যায নাট গীত, কোথা যায জাঙ্ক ॥ ৩৩৮ ॥
कोथा याय रङ्ग ढङ्ग, कोथा याय डाक कोथा याय नाट गीत, कोथा याय जाङ्क ॥ ३३८ ॥
kothā yāya raṅga ḍhaṅga, kothā yāya ḍāka kothā yāya nāṭa gīta, kothā yāya jāṅka || 338 ||
kotha yaya ranga dhanga, kotha yaya daka kotha yaya nata gita, kotha yaya janka (338)
English translation:
(338) “Then what will happen to all this pomp and fun, what will happen to the loud screaming, what will happen to the dancing and singing, and what will happen to their big show?