Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 3.5.225, 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 225 of Antya-khanda chapter 5—“The Pastimes of Nityananda”.
Verse 3.5.225-226
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.5.225-226:
তুমি ও থাকিলা যদি মুনি-ধর্ম করি’ আপন-উদ্দাম-ভাব সব পরিহরি’ তবে মূর্খ নীচ যত পতিত সংসার বল দেখি আর কে বা করিবে উদ্ধার? ॥ ২২৫-২২৬ ॥
तुमि ओ थाकिला यदि मुनि-धर्म करि’ आपन-उद्दाम-भाव सब परिहरि’ तबे मूर्ख नीच यत पतित संसार बल देखि आर के वा करिबे उद्धार? ॥ २२५-२२६ ॥
tumi o thākilā yadi muni-dharma kari’ āpana-uddāma-bhāva saba parihari’ tabe mūrkha nīca yata patita saṃsāra bala dekhi āra ke vā karibe uddhāra? || 225-226 ||
tumi o thakila yadi muni-dharma kari’ apana-uddama-bhava saba parihari’ tabe murkha nica yata patita samsara bala dekhi ara ke va karibe uddhara? (225-226)
English translation:
(225-226) “If You also remain silent like a muni and renounce Your magnanimous nature, then tell Me who will deliver the fools and the wretched souls who have fallen into material life?