Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 3.4.88, 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 88 of Antya-khanda chapter 4—“Descriptions of Shri Acyutananda’s Pastimes and the Worship of Shri Madhavendra”.
Verse 3.4.88
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.4.88:
অন্য-জন-সহিত কথার কোন্ দায? নিজ-পারিষদেই সম্ভাষা নাহি পায ॥ ৮৮ ॥
अन्य-जन-सहित कथार कोन् दाय? निज-पारिषदेइ सम्भाषा नाहि पाय ॥ ८८ ॥
anya-jana-sahita kathāra kon dāya? nija-pāriṣadei sambhāṣā nāhi pāya || 88 ||
anya-jana-sahita kathara kon daya? nija-parisadei sambhasa nahi paya (88)
English translation:
(88) What to speak of conversing with others, the Lord did not even converse with His own associates.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
Many intimate associates of Mahāprabhu would not find an opportunity to converse with Him. Śrī Gaurasundara spent His days and nights constantly performing kīrtana Himself and encouraging others to perform kīrtana. Therefore outside persons would not get an opportunity to give Him advice.