Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.25.22, 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 22 of Madhya-khanda chapter 25—“The Discourse on Spiritual Knowledge by Shrivasa’s Dead Son”.
Verse 2.25.22
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.25.22:
দাসী হৈ’ যে প্রসাদ `দুঃখী’ রে হৈল বৃথা-অভিমানী সব তাহা না দেখিল ॥ ২২ ॥
दासी है’ ये प्रसाद `दुःखी’ रे हैल वृथा-अभिमानी सब ताहा ना देखिल ॥ २२ ॥
dāsī hai’ ye prasāda `duḥkhī’ re haila vṛthā-abhimānī saba tāhā nā dekhila || 22 ||
dasi hai’ ye prasada `duhkhi’ re haila vrtha-abhimani saba taha na dekhila (22)
English translation:
(22) Despite being a maidservant, Duḥkhī received mercy that can never be seen by those who are falsely proud.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
Being a maidservant at the house of Śrīvāsa, Duḥkhī pleased the Supreme Lord, Śrī Gaurasundara, by bringing Him water from the Ganges. As a result, the Supreme Lord became pleased with her and addressed the pious “Duḥkhī” as “Sukhī.” Such activities are examples of incidents described in scriptures like the Vedas and the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. If armchair speculators who observe things from a distance consider the devotees situated in ecstatic love as inferior, it is simply because they are falsely proud.