Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 3.9.388, 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 388 of Antya-khanda chapter 9—“The Glories of Advaita”.
Verse 3.9.388
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.9.388:
অধম-জনের যে আচার, যেন ধর্ম অধিকারি-বৈষ্ণবেও করে সেই কর্ম ॥ ৩৮৮ ॥
अधम-जनेर ये आचार, येन धर्म अधिकारि-वैष्णवेओ करे सेइ कर्म ॥ ३८८ ॥
adhama-janera ye ācāra, yena dharma adhikāri-vaiṣṇaveo kare sei karma || 388 ||
adhama-janera ye acara, yena dharma adhikari-vaisnaveo kare sei karma (388)
English translation:
(388) Sometimes an exalted Vaiṣṇava exhibits the same behavior and characteristics as a materialistic person.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
Foolish, unqualified people go to hell because of considering Vaiṣṇavas and non-Vaiṣṇavas on an equal level. They find the sinful behavior of nondevotees in Vaiṣṇavas. But actually the Vaiṣṇavas are never sinful. At present in Koladvīpa many people are unable to understand the extraordinary characteristics of Śrī Vaṃśī dāsa Bābājī.