Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 3.4.371, 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 371 of Antya-khanda chapter 4—“Descriptions of Shri Acyutananda’s Pastimes and the Worship of Shri Madhavendra”.
Verse 3.4.371
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.4.371:
সাধুর স্বভাব-ধর্ম—দুঃখীরে উদ্ধারে কৃত-অপরাধীরে ও সাধু কৃপা করে ॥ ৩৭১ ॥
साधुर स्वभाव-धर्म—दुःखीरे उद्धारे कृत-अपराधीरे ओ साधु कृपा करे ॥ ३७१ ॥
sādhura svabhāva-dharma—duḥkhīre uddhāre kṛta-aparādhīre o sādhu kṛpā kare || 371 ||
sadhura svabhava-dharma—duhkhire uddhare krta-aparadhire o sadhu krpa kare (371)
English translation:
(371) “It is the natural duty of a saintly person to deliver the distressed. Saintly persons display mercy even on the offenders.