Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 3.8.178, 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 178 of Antya-khanda chapter 8—“Mahaprabhu’s Water Sports in Narendra- sarovara”.
Verse 3.8.178
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.8.178:
ভক্তি করি’ যে শুনযে এ সব আখ্যান ভক্ত-সঙ্গে তারে মিলে গৌর-ভগবান্ ॥ ১৭৮ ॥
भक्ति करि’ ये शुनये ए सब आख्यान भक्त-सङ्गे तारे मिले गौर-भगवान् ॥ १७८ ॥
bhakti kari’ ye śunaye e saba ākhyāna bhakta-saṅge tāre mile gaura-bhagavān || 178 ||
bhakti kari’ ye sunaye e saba akhyana bhakta-sange tare mile gaura-bhagavan (178)
English translation:
(178) Whoever hears these pastimes with devotion attains the association Lord Gaurāṅga and His devotees.