Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 3.4.309, 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 309 of Antya-khanda chapter 4—“Descriptions of Shri Acyutananda’s Pastimes and the Worship of Shri Madhavendra”.
Verse 3.4.309
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.4.309:
কেহ বলে,—“শূদ্রের উচ্ছিষ্ট যোগ্য নহে `হয’ `নয’ বিচারিযা বুঝ—শাস্ত্রে কহে” ॥ ৩০৯ ॥
केह बले,—“शूद्रेर उच्छिष्ट योग्य नहे `हय’ `नय’ विचारिया बुझ—शास्त्रे कहे” ॥ ३०९ ॥
keha bale,—“śūdrera ucchiṣṭa yogya nahe `haya’ `naya’ vicāriyā bujha—śāstre kahe” || 309 ||
keha bale,—“sudrera ucchista yogya nahe `haya’ `naya’ vicariya bujha—sastre kahe” (309)
English translation:
(309) Someone said, “Śūdras are not qualified to eat remnants. You should try to understand whether this is right or wrong according to the scriptures.”