Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.23.496, 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 496 of Madhya-khanda chapter 23—“Wandering about Navadvipa On the Day the Lord Delivered the Kazi”.
Verse 2.23.496
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.23.496:
সর্ব-লোক জিনি’ নবদ্বীপের শোভায `হরি-বোল’ শুনি মাত্র সবার জিহ্বায ॥ ৪৯৬ ॥
सर्व-लोक जिनि’ नवद्वीपेर शोभाय `हरि-बोल’ शुनि मात्र सबार जिह्वाय ॥ ४९६ ॥
sarva-loka jini’ navadvīpera śobhāya `hari-bola’ śuni mātra sabāra jihvāya || 496 ||
sarva-loka jini’ navadvipera sobhaya `hari-bola’ suni matra sabara jihvaya (496)
English translation:
(496) The beauty of Navadvīpa surpassed that of all other places in the creation as the sound of “Hari bol!” emanated from the tongues of all.