Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.26.59, 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 59 of Madhya-khanda chapter 26—“Descriptions of the Mercy Bestowed on Shuklambara and Vijay and the Lord’s Desire to Accept Sannyasa”.
Verse 2.26.59
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.26.59:
বিজযেরে কৃপা,—শুক্লাম্বরান্ন-ভোজন ইহার শ্রবণে মাত্র মিলে ভক্তি-ধন ॥ ৫৯ ॥
विजयेरे कृपा,—शुक्लाम्बरान्न-भोजन इहार श्रवणे मात्र मिले भक्ति-धन ॥ ५९ ॥
vijayere kṛpā,—śuklāmbarānna-bhojana ihāra śravaṇe mātra mile bhakti-dhana || 59 ||
vijayere krpa,—suklambaranna-bhojana ihara sravane matra mile bhakti-dhana (59)
English translation:
(59) By hearing about the mercy bestowed on Vijaya and the acceptance of Śuklāmbara’s rice, one attains the wealth of devotional service.