Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 3.4.297, 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 297 of Antya-khanda chapter 4—“Descriptions of Shri Acyutananda’s Pastimes and the Worship of Shri Madhavendra”.
Verse 3.4.297
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.4.297:
`পটল’ `বাস্তুক’ `কাল’ শাকের ভোজনে জন্ম জন্ম বিহরযে বৈষ্ণবের সনে ॥ ২৯৭ ॥
`पटल’ `वास्तुक’ `काल’ शाकेर भोजने जन्म जन्म विहरये वैष्णवेर सने ॥ २९७ ॥
`paṭala’ `vāstuka’ `kāla’ śākera bhojane janma janma viharaye vaiṣṇavera sane || 297 ||
`patala’ `vastuka’ `kala’ sakera bhojane janma janma viharaye vaisnavera sane (297)
English translation:
(297) “By eating paṭala, vāstuka, and kāla śākas, one enjoys the Vaiṣṇavas’ association birth after birth.