Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 3.9.316, 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 316 of Antya-khanda chapter 9—“The Glories of Advaita”.
Verse 3.9.316
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.9.316:
পূর্বে সরস্বতী-তীরে মহা-ঋষি-গণ আরম্ভিলা মহাযজ্ঞ পুরাণ-শ্রবণ ॥ ৩১৬ ॥
पूर्वे सरस्वती-तीरे महा-ऋषि-गण आरम्भिला महायज्ञ पुराण-श्रवण ॥ ३१६ ॥
pūrve sarasvatī-tīre mahā-ṛṣi-gaṇa ārambhilā mahāyajña purāṇa-śravaṇa || 316 ||
purve sarasvati-tire maha-rsi-gana arambhila mahayajna purana-sravana (316)
English translation:
(316) Long, long ago, many great sages gathered on the bank of the River Sarasvatī to perform a great sacrifice and to hear from the Purāṇas.