Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 3.4.4, 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 4 of Antya-khanda chapter 4—“Descriptions of Shri Acyutananda’s Pastimes and the Worship of Shri Madhavendra”.
Verse 3.4.4
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.4.4:
গঙ্গা-তীরে-তীরে প্রভু লৈলেন পথ স্নান-পানে পুরাণ গঙ্গার মনোরথ ॥ ৪ ॥
गङ्गा-तीरे-तीरे प्रभु लैलेन पथ स्नान-पाने पुराण गङ्गार मनोरथ ॥ ४ ॥
gaṅgā-tīre-tīre prabhu lailena patha snāna-pāne purāṇa gaṅgāra manoratha || 4 ||
ganga-tire-tire prabhu lailena patha snana-pane purana gangara manoratha (4)
English translation:
(4) The Lord took the path along the side of the Ganges and fulfilled her desire by bathing in and drinking her waters.