Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 3.4.296, 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 296 of Antya-khanda chapter 4—“Descriptions of Shri Acyutananda’s Pastimes and the Worship of Shri Madhavendra”.
Verse 3.4.296
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.4.296:
প্রভু বলে,—“এই যে `অচ্যুতা’ নামে শাক ইহার ভোজনে হয কৃষ্ণে অনুরাগ ॥ ২৯৬ ॥
प्रभु बले,—“एइ ये `अच्युता’ नामे शाक इहार भोजने हय कृष्णे अनुराग ॥ २९६ ॥
prabhu bale,—“ei ye `acyutā’ nāme śāka ihāra bhojane haya kṛṣṇe anurāga || 296 ||
prabhu bale,—“ei ye `acyuta’ name saka ihara bhojane haya krsne anuraga (296)
English translation:
(296) The Lord said, “This śāka is known as acyutā. By eating this, one develops attachment for Kṛṣṇa.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
Acyutā is a type of śāka. As the Lord ate, He glorified the various qualities of the various śākas and their relationships to Kṛṣṇa.