Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 3.9.173, 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 173 of Antya-khanda chapter 9—“The Glories of Advaita”.
Verse 3.9.173
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.9.173:
“পুলকে চরিত গায, সুখে গডাগডি’ যায, দেখরে চৈতন্য-অবতারা বৈকুণ্ঠ-নাযক হরি, দ্বিজ-রূপে অবতরি’, সঙ্কীর্তনে করেন বিহারা ॥ ১৭৩ ॥
“पुलके चरित गाय, सुखे गडागडि’ याय, देखरे चैतन्य-अवतारा वैकुण्ठ-नायक हरि, द्विज-रूपे अवतरि’, सङ्कीर्तने करेन विहारा ॥ १७३ ॥
“pulake carita gāya, sukhe gaḍāgaḍi’ yāya, dekhare caitanya-avatārā vaikuṇṭha-nāyaka hari, dvija-rūpe avatari’, saṅkīrtane karena vihārā || 173 ||
“pulake carita gaya, sukhe gadagadi’ yaya, dekhare caitanya-avatara vaikuntha-nayaka hari, dvija-rupe avatari’, sankirtane karena vihara (173)
English translation:
(173) “Just behold the incarnation of Lord Caitanya, who sings His own glories, whose hairs stand on end, and who rolls on the ground in ecstasy. Lord Hari, the hero of Vaikuṇṭha, has incarnated in the form of a brāhmaṇa to enjoy pastimes of saṅkīrtana.