Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.23.354, 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 354 of Madhya-khanda chapter 23—“Wandering about Navadvipa On the Day the Lord Delivered the Kazi”.
Verse 2.23.354
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.23.354:
কেহ বলে,—“নারদ, প্রহ্লাদ, শুক যেন” কেহ বলে,—“যে-সে হৌ, মনুষ্য নহেন” ॥ ৩৫৪ ॥
केह बले,—“नारद, प्रह्लाद, शुक येन” केह बले,—“ये-से हौ, मनुष्य नहेन” ॥ ३५४ ॥
keha bale,—“nārada, prahlāda, śuka yena” keha bale,—“ye-se hau, manuṣya nahena” || 354 ||
keha bale,—“narada, prahlada, suka yena” keha bale,—“ye-se hau, manusya nahena” (354)
English translation:
(354) Some people said, “He is like Nārada, Prahlāda, or Śukadeva.” Others said, “Whoever He may be, He is certainly not an ordinary human.”