Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 3.3.486, 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 486 of Antya-khanda chapter 3—“Mahaprabhu’s Deliverance of Sarvabhauma, Exhibition of His Six-armed Form, and Journey to Bengal”.
Verse 3.3.486
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.3.486:
সিদ্ধির্ ভবতি বা নেতি সংশযো ‘চ্যুত-সেবিনাম্ নিঃসংশযস্ তু তদ্-ভক্ত- পরিচর্যা-রতাত্মনাম্ ॥ ৪৮৬ ॥
सिद्धिर् भवति वा नेति संशयो ‘च्युत-सेविनाम् निःसंशयस् तु तद्-भक्त- परिचर्या-रतात्मनाम् ॥ ४८६ ॥
siddhir bhavati vā neti saṃśayo ‘cyuta-sevinām niḥsaṃśayas tu tad-bhakta- paricaryā-ratātmanām || 486 ||
siddhir bhavati va neti samsayo ‘cyuta-sevinam nihsamsayas tu tad-bhakta- paricarya-ratatmanam (486)
English translation:
(486) “There may be a doubt whether the servants of the Supreme Personality of Godhead will attain perfection, but there is absolutely no doubt that those who are attached to serving the Lord’s devotees will attain perfection.”