Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 3.5.39, 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 39 of Antya-khanda chapter 5—“The Pastimes of Nityananda”.
Verse 3.5.39
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.5.39:
প্রভু বলে,—“তুমি দেখি কোথাও না যাও কে-মতে বা কুলাইবা, কে-মতে কুলাও” ॥ ৩৯ ॥
प्रभु बले,—“तुमि देखि कोथाओ ना याओ के-मते वा कुलाइबा, के-मते कुलाओ” ॥ ३९ ॥
prabhu bale,—“tumi dekhi kothāo nā yāo ke-mate vā kulāibā, ke-mate kulāo” || 39 ||
prabhu bale,—“tumi dekhi kothao na yao ke-mate va kulaiba, ke-mate kulao” (39)
English translation:
(39) The Lord asked, “I see that you do not go anywhere. How then do you maintain your family, and how will you maintain them?”