Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 3.5.78, 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 78 of Antya-khanda chapter 5—“The Pastimes of Nityananda”.
Verse 3.5.78
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.5.78:
দৃঢ করি’ ধরি’ রমা-বল্লভ-চরণ আনন্দে রাঘবানন্দ করেন ক্রন্দন ॥ ৭৮ ॥
दृढ करि’ धरि’ रमा-वल्लभ-चरण आनन्दे राघवानन्द करेन क्रन्दन ॥ ७८ ॥
dṛḍha kari’ dhari’ ramā-vallabha-caraṇa ānande rāghavānanda karena krandana || 78 ||
drdha kari’ dhari’ rama-vallabha-carana anande raghavananda karena krandana (78)
English translation:
(78) Rāghavānanda cried in ecstasy as he firmly grabbed the Lord’s lotus feet, which are cherished by Ramā, the goddess of fortune.