Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.26.42, 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 42 of Madhya-khanda chapter 26—“Descriptions of the Mercy Bestowed on Shuklambara and Vijay and the Lord’s Desire to Accept Sannyasa”.
Verse 2.26.42
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.26.42:
শ্রী-রত্ন-মুদ্রিকা যত অঙ্গুলীর মূলে না জানি কি কোটি সূর্য-চন্দ্র-মণি জ্বলে ॥ ৪২ ॥
श्री-रत्न-मुद्रिका यत अङ्गुलीर मूले ना जानि कि कोटि सूर्य-चन्द्र-मणि ज्वले ॥ ४२ ॥
śrī-ratna-mudrikā yata aṅgulīra mūle nā jāni ki koṭi sūrya-candra-maṇi jvale || 42 ||
sri-ratna-mudrika yata angulira mule na jani ki koti surya-candra-mani jvale (42)
English translation:
(42) All of His fingers were decorated with engraved, jeweled rings. It appeared as if millions of suns and moons were brightly shining.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
The phrase śrī-ratna-mudrikā means “engraved rings” or “jewel and coral-studded rings.”