Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.23.514, 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 514 of Madhya-khanda chapter 23—“Wandering about Navadvipa On the Day the Lord Delivered the Kazi”.
Verse 2.23.514
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.23.514:
ভক্ত লাগি’ প্রভুর সকল অবতার ভক্ত বৈ কৃষ্ণ-কর্ম না জানযে আর ॥ ৫১৪ ॥
भक्त लागि’ प्रभुर सकल अवतार भक्त बै कृष्ण-कर्म ना जानये आर ॥ ५१४ ॥
bhakta lāgi’ prabhura sakala avatāra bhakta bai kṛṣṇa-karma nā jānaye āra || 514 ||
bhakta lagi’ prabhura sakala avatara bhakta bai krsna-karma na janaye ara (514)
English translation:
(514) The Supreme Lord incarnates for the sake of His devotees. No one other than the devotees can understand the activities of Kṛṣṇa.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
Only the eternal servants of the Supreme Lord are qualified to realize the Lord’s eternal incarnations. The Supreme Lord always appears in the devotees’ hearts, which are eternally inclined to service. Unless one is inclined to the Lord’s service, the activities of Kṛṣṇa, or His eternal pastimes, do not become the object of one’s realization.