Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.24.23, 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 23 of Madhya-khanda chapter 24—“The Lord Displays His Universal Form to Advaita”.
Verse 2.24.23
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.24.23:
ক্ষণে বলে,—“ভাই সব, বড দেখি বন পালে পালে সিংহ ব্যাঘ্র ভল্লুকের গণ” ॥ ২৩ ॥
क्षणे बले,—“भाइ सब, बड देखि वन पाले पाले सिंह व्याघ्र भल्लुकेर गण” ॥ २३ ॥
kṣaṇe bale,—“bhāi saba, baḍa dekhi vana pāle pāle siṃha vyāghra bhallukera gaṇa” || 23 ||
ksane bale,—“bhai saba, bada dekhi vana pale pale simha vyaghra bhallukera gana” (23)
English translation:
(23) Sometimes He would say, “O brothers, I see a great forest filled with lions, tigers, and bears.”