Chaitanya Bhagavata

by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words

The Chaitanya Bhagavata 3.1.165, 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 165 of Antya-khanda chapter 1—“Meeting Again at the House of Shri Advaita Acarya”.

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.1.165:

বেদে যাঙ্রে নিরবধি করে অন্বেষণ সে প্রভু তোমার পুত্র—সবার জীবন ॥ ১৬৫ ॥

वेदे याङ्रे निरवधि करे अन्वेषण से प्रभु तोमार पुत्र—सबार जीवन ॥ १६५ ॥

vede yāṅre niravadhi kare anveṣaṇa se prabhu tomāra putra—sabāra jīvana || 165 ||

vede yanre niravadhi kare anvesana se prabhu tomara putra—sabara jivana (165)

English translation:

(165) “He who is searched after by the Vedas is your son. He is the life and soul of everyone.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

In the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (10.87.23) it is stated:

nibhṛta-marun-mano-’kṣa-dṛḍha-yoga-yujo hṛdi yan munaya upāsate tad arayo ‘pi yayuḥ smaraṇāt striya uragendra-bhoga-bhuja-daṇḍa-viṣakta-dhiyo

vayam api te samāḥ sama-dṛśo ‘ṅghri-saroja-sudhāḥ

“Simply by constantly thinking of Him, the enemies of the Lord attained the same Supreme Truth whom sages fixed in yoga worship by

controlling their breath, mind, and senses. Similarly, we śrutis, who generally see You as all-pervading, will achieve the same nectar from Your lotus feet that Your consorts are able to relish because of their loving attraction to Your mighty, serpentine arms, for You look upon us and Your consorts in the same way.”

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