Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.26.57, 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 57 of Madhya-khanda chapter 26—“Descriptions of the Mercy Bestowed on Shuklambara and Vijay and the Lord’s Desire to Accept Sannyasa”.
Verse 2.26.57
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.26.57:
শুক্লাম্বর-ভাগ্য বলিবারে শক্তি কার গৌরচন্দ্র অন্ন-পরিগ্রহ কৈলা যার ॥ ৫৭ ॥
शुक्लाम्बर-भाग्य बलिबारे शक्ति कार गौरचन्द्र अन्न-परिग्रह कैला यार ॥ ५७ ॥
śuklāmbara-bhāgya balibāre śakti kāra gauracandra anna-parigraha kailā yāra || 57 ||
suklambara-bhagya balibare sakti kara gauracandra anna-parigraha kaila yara (57)
English translation:
(57) Who has the power to describe the good fortune of Śuklāmbara, whose rice was eaten by Gauracandra?