Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 3.4.53, 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 53 of Antya-khanda chapter 4—“Descriptions of Shri Acyutananda’s Pastimes and the Worship of Shri Madhavendra”.
Verse 3.4.53
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.4.53:
“কে বলে `গোসাঞি’?—এক ভিক্ষুক সন্ন্যাসীদে শান্তরী গরীব-বৃক্ষের তলবাসী” ॥ ৫৩ ॥
“के बले `गोसाञि’?—एक भिक्षुक सन्न्यासीदे शान्तरी गरीब-वृक्षेर तलवासी” ॥ ५३ ॥
“ke bale `gosāñi’?—eka bhikṣuka sannyāsīde śāntarī garība-vṛkṣera talavāsī” || 53 ||
“ke bale `gosani’?—eka bhiksuka sannyaside santari gariba-vrksera talavasi” (53)
English translation:
(53) “Who says He is a Gosāñi? He is just a mendicant sannyāsī. He is a poor fellow from another country who lives under trees.”