Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 3.3.135, 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 135 of Antya-khanda chapter 3—“Mahaprabhu’s Deliverance of Sarvabhauma, Exhibition of His Six-armed Form, and Journey to Bengal”.
Verse 3.3.135
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.3.135:
আপনেই দারু-ব্রহ্ম-রূপে নীলাচলে বসিযা আছহ ভোজনের কুতূহলে ॥ ১৩৫ ॥
आपनेइ दारु-ब्रह्म-रूपे नीलाचले वसिया आछह भोजनेर कुतूहले ॥ १३५ ॥
āpanei dāru-brahma-rūpe nīlācale vasiyā āchaha bhojanera kutūhale || 135 ||
apanei daru-brahma-rupe nilacale vasiya achaha bhojanera kutuhale (135)
English translation:
(135) “As Lord Jagannātha, the Absolute Truth appearing in wood, You reside in Nīlācala and relish palatable foodstuffs.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
On the pretext of eating palatable foodstuffs, the Absolute Truth resides in Nīlācala in the form of a Deity to distribute His remnants to His devotees.