Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 3.4.388, 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 388 of Antya-khanda chapter 4—“Descriptions of Shri Acyutananda’s Pastimes and the Worship of Shri Madhavendra”.
Verse 3.4.388
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.4.388:
বৈষ্ণবে বৈষ্ণবে যে দেখহ গালাগালি পরমার্থে নহে, ইথে কৃষ্ণ কুতূহলী ॥ ৩৮৮ ॥
वैष्णवे वैष्णवे ये देखह गालागालि परमार्थे नहे, इथे कृष्ण कुतूहली ॥ ३८८ ॥
vaiṣṇave vaiṣṇave ye dekhaha gālāgāli paramārthe nahe, ithe kṛṣṇa kutūhalī || 388 ||
vaisnave vaisnave ye dekhaha galagali paramarthe nahe, ithe krsna kutuhali (388)
English translation:
(388) The quarrels between Vaiṣṇavas that one sees are not to be taken seriously, for they are pastimes in relationship to Kṛṣṇa.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
When foolish people see Vaiṣṇavas quarrel, they think that their quarreling is like that of the nondevotees. But this is not the case. Rather, such quarreling increases their love for Kṛṣṇa. The love for Kṛṣṇa that Rukmiṇī and Satyabhāmā amass while competitively reproaching each other is enhanced by such quarreling and competition. Therefore, by creating quarrels and differences of opinion among Vaiṣṇavas, Śrī Caitanyadeva has established the ideal of quarrels in this world.