Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.26.67, 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 67 of Madhya-khanda chapter 26—“Descriptions of the Mercy Bestowed on Shuklambara and Vijay and the Lord’s Desire to Accept Sannyasa”.
Verse 2.26.67
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.26.67:
নিত্যানন্দ জানেন প্রভুর সমীহিত ঘট ভরি’ গঙ্গা-জল দেন সাবহিত ॥ ৬৭ ॥
नित्यानन्द जानेन प्रभुर समीहित घट भरि’ गङ्गा-जल देन सावहित ॥ ६७ ॥
nityānanda jānena prabhura samīhita ghaṭa bhari’ gaṅgā-jala dena sāvahita || 67 ||
nityananda janena prabhura samihita ghata bhari’ ganga-jala dena savahita (67)
English translation:
(67) Knowing the Lord’s intention, Nityānanda would reverentially give Him a pot filled with Ganges water.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
Realizing Śrī Gaurasundara’s actual intention in calling loudly, “Bring wine!” Nityānanda Prabhu would bring a pot filled with Ganges water. Ganges water is just like nectar, and it stimulates devotional feelings.