Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 3.5.8, 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 8 of Antya-khanda chapter 5—“The Pastimes of Nityananda”.
Verse 3.5.8
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.5.8:
শ্রী-চরণ বক্ষে করি’ পণ্ডিত-ঠাকুর উচ্চৈঃ-স্বরে দীর্ঘ-শ্বাসে কান্দেন প্রচুর ॥ ৮ ॥
श्री-चरण वक्षे करि’ पण्डित-ठाकुर उच्चैः-स्वरे दीर्घ-श्वासे कान्देन प्रचुर ॥ ८ ॥
śrī-caraṇa vakṣe kari’ paṇḍita-ṭhākura uccaiḥ-svare dīrgha-śvāse kāndena pracura || 8 ||
sri-carana vakse kari’ pandita-thakura uccaih-svare dirgha-svase kandena pracura (8)
English translation:
(8) Paṇḍita Ṭhākura held the Lord’s lotus feet to his chest and sighed deeply as he cried loudly.