Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.23.498, 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 498 of Madhya-khanda chapter 23—“Wandering about Navadvipa On the Day the Lord Delivered the Kazi”.
Verse 2.23.498
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.23.498:
সর্ব-নবদ্বীপে নাচে ত্রিভুবন-রায `গাদিগাছা’, `পারডাঙ্গা’, `মাজিদা’, দিযা যায ॥ ৪৯৮ ॥
सर्व-नवद्वीपे नाचे त्रिभुवन-राय `गादिगाछा’, `पारडाङ्गा’, `माजिदा’, दिया याय ॥ ४९८ ॥
sarva-navadvīpe nāce tribhuvana-rāya `gādigāchā’, `pāraḍāṅgā’, `mājidā’, diyā yāya || 498 ||
sarva-navadvipe nace tribhuvana-raya `gadigacha’, `paradanga’, `majida’, diya yaya (498)
English translation:
(498) The Lord of the three worlds passed through Gādigāchā, Pāraḍāṅgā, and Mājidā while dancing throughout Navadvīpa.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
Among the many villages of Navadvīpa, the villages of Gādigāchā (presently known as Svarūpa-gañja), Ṭyāṅrā, and Maheśa-gañja are still present. The village of Pāraḍāṅgā was in the area of the present day Brahma-nagara. The village of Mājidā is situated within Madhyadvīpa. The location of the village of Pāraḍāṅgā is presently lost or the name of the village has been changed.