Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 3.9.134, 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 134 of Antya-khanda chapter 9—“The Glories of Advaita”.
Verse 3.9.134
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.9.134:
প্রভু বলে,—“জ্ঞান হৈতে ভক্তি বড কেনে? ‘জ্ঞান বড’ করিযা সে কহে ন্যাসি-গণে” ॥ ১৩৪ ॥
प्रभु बले,—“ज्ञान हैते भक्ति बड केने? ‘ज्ञान बड’ करिया से कहे न्यासि-गणे” ॥ १३४ ॥
prabhu bale,—“jñāna haite bhakti baḍa kene? ‘jñāna baḍa’ kariyā se kahe nyāsi-gaṇe” || 134 ||
prabhu bale,—“jnana haite bhakti bada kene? ‘jnana bada’ kariya se kahe nyasi-gane” (134)
English translation:
(134) The Lord asked, “Why is bhakti greater than jñāna? The sannyāsīs