Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 3.2.229, 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 229 of Antya-khanda chapter 2—“Description of the Lord’s Travel Through Bhuvaneshvara and Other Placesto Jagannatha Puri”.
Verse 3.2.229
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.2.229:
প্রাণ-সম অধিক যে সব ভক্ত-গণ তাহারে ও দেখি যেন নিরপেক্ষ মন ॥ ২২৯ ॥
प्राण-सम अधिक ये सब भक्त-गण ताहारे ओ देखि येन निरपेक्ष मन ॥ २२९ ॥
prāṇa-sama adhika ye saba bhakta-gaṇa tāhāre o dekhi yena nirapekṣa mana || 229 ||
prana-sama adhika ye saba bhakta-gana tahare o dekhi yena nirapeksa mana (229)
English translation:
(229) Yet He may neglect devotees whom He considers equal to or greater than His own life.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
The devotees of Śrī Gaurasundara are equal to the Lord’s own life. They have no desire at all to deviate from the path shown by Gaurahari. To reveal that He is not totally obliged to the devotees, Śrī Gaurasundara sometimes displays indifference. Otherwise envious humanity will condemn Him as a flatterer. To benefit such foolish people, Śrī Caitanya pretended to display indifference by exhibiting equal treatment to both devotees and nondevotees.