Chaitanya Bhagavata

by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words

The Chaitanya Bhagavata 3.5.17, 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 17 of Antya-khanda chapter 5—“The Pastimes of Nityananda”.

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.5.17:

পরম সুকৃতি সে আচার্য-পুরন্দর প্রভু দেখি’ কান্দে অতি হৈ’ অসম্বর ॥ ১৭ ॥

परम सुकृति से आचार्य-पुरन्दर प्रभु देखि’ कान्दे अति है’ असम्वर ॥ १७ ॥

parama sukṛti se ācārya-purandara prabhu dekhi’ kānde ati hai’ asamvara || 17 ||

parama sukrti se acarya-purandara prabhu dekhi’ kande ati hai’ asamvara (17)

English translation:

(17) Ācārya Purandara was most fortunate. He began to cry uncontrollably on seeing the Lord.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

The word asamvara means “impatient” or “uncontrolled.”

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