Chaitanya Bhagavata

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

The Chaitanya Bhagavata 3.1.261, 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 261 of Antya-khanda chapter 1—“Meeting Again at the House of Shri Advaita Acarya”.

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.1.261:

মুঞি সে ধরিলুঙ্ বাম-হাতে গোবর্ধন মুঞি সে করিলুঙ্ কালি-নাগের দমন ॥ ২৬১ ॥

मुञि से धरिलुङ् वाम-हाते गोवर्धन मुञि से करिलुङ् कालि-नागेर दमन ॥ २६१ ॥

muñi se dhariluṅ vāma-hāte govardhana muñi se kariluṅ kāli-nāgera damana || 261 ||

muni se dharilun vama-hate govardhana muni se karilun kali-nagera damana (261)

English translation:

(261) “I lifted Govardhana Hill with My left hand, and I chastised the serpent Kāliya.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

For a description of the lifting of Govardhana Hill, one should see Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter Twenty-five.

For a description of the chastisement of Kāliya, one should see Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter Sixteen.

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