Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 3.9.174, 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 174 of Antya-khanda chapter 9—“The Glories of Advaita”.
Verse 3.9.174
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.9.174:
কনক জিনিযা কান্তি, শ্রী-বিগ্রহ শোভে অতি, আজানু-লম্বিত ভুজ সাজে রে ন্যাসি-বর-রূপ-ধর, আপনা-রসে বিহ্বল, না জানি কেমন সুখে নাচে রে ॥ ১৭৪ ॥
कनक जिनिया कान्ति, श्री-विग्रह शोभे अति, आजानु-लम्बित भुज साजे रे न्यासि-वर-रूप-धर, आपना-रसे विह्वल, ना जानि केमन सुखे नाचे रे ॥ १७४ ॥
kanaka jiniyā kānti, śrī-vigraha śobhe ati, ājānu-lambita bhuja sāje re nyāsi-vara-rūpa-dhara, āpanā-rase vihvala, nā jāni kemana sukhe nāce re || 174 ||
kanaka jiniya kanti, sri-vigraha sobhe ati, ajanu-lambita bhuja saje re nyasi-vara-rupa-dhara, apana-rase vihvala, na jani kemana sukhe nace re (174)
English translation:
(174) “His complexion is like gold, His hands extend to His knees, and His form is most attractive. He has accepted the form of a sannyāsī, and He becomes overwhelmed in His own ecstatic mood. I cannot describe how jubilantly He dances.