Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 3.4.29, 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 29 of Antya-khanda chapter 4—“Descriptions of Shri Acyutananda’s Pastimes and the Worship of Shri Madhavendra”.
Verse 3.4.29
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.4.29:
জিনিযা কনক-কান্তি, প্রকাণ্ড শরীর আজানু-লম্বিত ভুজ, নাভি সুগভীর ॥ ২৯ ॥
जिनिया कनक-कान्ति, प्रकाण्ड शरीर आजानु-लम्बित भुज, नाभि सुगभीर ॥ २९ ॥
jiniyā kanaka-kānti, prakāṇḍa śarīra ājānu-lambita bhuja, nābhi sugabhīra || 29 ||
jiniya kanaka-kanti, prakanda sarira ajanu-lambita bhuja, nabhi sugabhira (29)
English translation:
(29) “His effulgence defeats the effulgence of gold. His body is large, His arms reach to His knees, and His navel is deep.