Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 3.1.286, 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 286 of Antya-khanda chapter 1—“Meeting Again at the House of Shri Advaita Acarya”.
Verse 3.1.286
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.1.286:
ভোজন করিযা প্রভু চলিলেন মাত্র ভক্ত-গণ লুঠি’ খাইলেন শেষ-পাত্র ॥ ২৮৬ ॥
भोजन करिया प्रभु चलिलेन मात्र भक्त-गण लुठि’ खाइलेन शेष-पात्र ॥ २८६ ॥
bhojana kariyā prabhu calilena mātra bhakta-gaṇa luṭhi’ khāilena śeṣa-pātra || 286 ||
bhojana kariya prabhu calilena matra bhakta-gana luthi’ khailena sesa-patra (286)
English translation:
(286) As soon as the Lord got up after finishing His meal, all the devotees eagerly took His remnants.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
In the Viśva-kośa dictionary it is stated: prasādān nija-nirmālā dāne śeṣānukīrtitā—“The word śeṣa refers to the remnants of foods and flower garlands offered to a deity.”
In the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (11.6.46) it is stated:
tvayopabhukta-srag-gandha- vāso-’laṅkāra-carcitāḥ ucchiṣṭa-bhojino dāsās tava māyāṃ jayema hi
“Simply by decorating ourselves with the garlands, fragrant oils, clothes, and ornaments that You have already enjoyed, and by eating the remnants of Your meals, we, Your servants, will indeed conquer Your illusory energy.”
In the Caitanya-caritāmṛta (Madhya 15.236) it is stated:
prabhu kahe,——bhāla kaile, śāstra-ājñā haya kṛṣṇera sakala śeṣa bhṛtya āsvādaya
“Caitanya Mahāprabhu then said, `Yes, you have spoken correctly. The
śāstras enjoin that the devotee can partake of everything left by Kṛṣṇa.’”