Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 3.8.115, 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 115 of Antya-khanda chapter 8—“Mahaprabhu’s Water Sports in Narendra- sarovara”.
Verse 3.8.115
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.8.115:
সেই-রূপে সকল বৈষ্ণব-গণ মেলি’ পরস্পর করে ধরি’ হৈলা মণ্ডলী ॥ ১১৫ ॥
सेइ-रूपे सकल वैष्णव-गण मेलि’ परस्पर करे धरि’ हैला मण्डली ॥ ११५ ॥
sei-rūpe sakala vaiṣṇava-gaṇa meli’ paraspara kare dhari’ hailā maṇḍalī || 115 ||
sei-rupe sakala vaisnava-gana meli’ paraspara kare dhari’ haila mandali (115)
English translation:
(115) In the same way the Lord and His devotees now formed circles in the water by holding each other’s hands.