Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 3.3.28, 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 28 of Antya-khanda chapter 3—“Mahaprabhu’s Deliverance of Sarvabhauma, Exhibition of His Six-armed Form, and Journey to Bengal”.
Verse 3.3.28
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.3.28:
“ব্রাহ্মণাদি কুক্কুর চণ্ডাল অন্ত করি’ দণ্ডবত্ করিবেক বহু মান্য করি’ ॥ ২৮ ॥
“ब्राह्मणादि कुक्कुर चण्डाल अन्त करि’ दण्डवत् करिबेक बहु मान्य करि’ ॥ २८ ॥
“brāhmaṇādi kukkura caṇḍāla anta kari’ daṇḍavat karibeka bahu mānya kari’ || 28 ||
“brahmanadi kukkura candala anta kari’ dandavat karibeka bahu manya kari’ (28)
English translation:
(28) “You should offer full obeisances to all living entities, including the
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
brāhmaṇas, dogs, and dog-eaters.
In the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (3.29.34) it is stated:
manasaitāni bhūtāni praṇamed bahu-mānayan īśvaro jīva-kalayā praviṣṭo bhagavān iti
“Such a perfect devotee offers respects to every living entity because he
is under the firm conviction that the Supreme Personality of Godhead has entered the body of every living entity as the Supersoul, or controller.” In Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (Antya 20.25) it is stated:
uttama hañā vaiṣṇava habe nirabhimāna jīve sammāna dibe jāni’ `kṛṣṇa’-adhiṣṭhāna
“Although a Vaiṣṇava is the most exalted person, he is prideless and gives all respect to everyone, knowing everyone to be the resting place of Kṛṣṇa.”
Another reading for kari (“to do”) is dhari (“to hold”).