Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 3.8.98, 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 98 of Antya-khanda chapter 8—“Mahaprabhu’s Water Sports in Narendra- sarovara”.
Verse 3.8.98
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.8.98:
‘জ্ঞান-ভক্তি-যোগে সবে পতির সমান’ কহিযা আছেন শ্রী-চৈতন্য-ভগবান্ ॥ ৯৮ ॥
‘ज्ञान-भक्ति-योगे सबे पतिर समान’ कहिया आछेन श्री-चैतन्य-भगवान् ॥ ९८ ॥
‘jñāna-bhakti-yoge sabe patira samāna’ kahiyā āchena śrī-caitanya-bhagavān || 98 ||
‘jnana-bhakti-yoge sabe patira samana’ kahiya achena sri-caitanya-bhagavan (98)
English translation:
(98) They were all as good as their husbands in knowledge and devotion. This was the verdict of Lord Caitanya.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
One should discuss the following verse from Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
(12.12.55):
avismṛtiḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayoḥ kṣiṇoty abhadrāṇi ca śaṃ tanoti
sattvasya śuddhiṃ paramātma-bhaktiṃ jñānaṃ ca vijñāna-virāga-yuktam
“Remembrance of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet destroys everything inauspicious and awards the greatest good fortune. It purifies the heart and bestows devotion for the Supreme Soul, along with knowledge enriched with realization and renunciation.”