Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.26.74, 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 74 of Madhya-khanda chapter 26—“Descriptions of the Mercy Bestowed on Shuklambara and Vijay and the Lord’s Desire to Accept Sannyasa”.
Verse 2.26.74
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.26.74:
অতি অনির্বচনীয দেখি’ মুখচন্দ্র ঘন ঘন ডাকে `নিত্যানন্দ নিত্যানন্দ!’ ॥ ৭৪ ॥
अति अनिर्वचनीय देखि’ मुखचन्द्र घन घन डाके `नित्यानन्द नित्यानन्द!’ ॥ ७४ ॥
ati anirvacanīya dekhi’ mukhacandra ghana ghana ḍāke `nityānanda nityānanda!’ || 74 ||
ati anirvacaniya dekhi’ mukhacandra ghana ghana dake `nityananda nityananda!’ (74)
English translation:
(74) The Lord’s moonlike face was completely beyond description. He would repeatedly call out, “Nityānanda! Nityānanda!”