Chaitanya Bhagavata

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

The Chaitanya Bhagavata 3.5.520, 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 520 of Antya-khanda chapter 5—“The Pastimes of Nityananda”.

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.5.520:

হেন-মতে নিত্যানন্দ পরম-কৌতুকে আছেন চৈতন্য-জন্ম-ভূমি নবদ্বীপে ॥ ৫২০ ॥

हेन-मते नित्यानन्द परम-कौतुके आछेन चैतन्य-जन्म-भूमि नवद्वीपे ॥ ५२० ॥

hena-mate nityānanda parama-kautuke āchena caitanya-janma-bhūmi navadvīpe || 520 ||

hena-mate nityananda parama-kautuke achena caitanya-janma-bhumi navadvipe (520)

English translation:

(520) In this way Nityānanda resided in Navadvīpa, the birthplace of Lord Caitanya, in great happiness.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

The birthplace of Śrī Caitanyadeva is Navadvīpa. That particular portion of Navadvīpa is known as Śrīdhāma Māyāpur.

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