Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.26.176, 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 176 of Madhya-khanda chapter 26—“Descriptions of the Mercy Bestowed on Shuklambara and Vijay and the Lord’s Desire to Accept Sannyasa”.
Verse 2.26.176
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.26.176:
ঘরেতে থাকিলে কি ঈশ্বরের প্রীত নয গৃহস্থ সে সবার প্রীতের স্থলী হয ॥ ১৭৬ ॥
घरेते थाकिले कि ईश्वरेर प्रीत नय गृहस्थ से सबार प्रीतेर स्थली हय ॥ १७६ ॥
gharete thākile ki īśvarera prīta naya gṛhastha se sabāra prītera sthalī haya || 176 ||
gharete thakile ki isvarera prita naya grhastha se sabara pritera sthali haya (176)
English translation:
(176) “Is the Supreme Lord not pleased if one stays at home? A
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
householder is liked by everyone.