Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.17.16, 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 16 of Madhya-khanda chapter 17—“The Lord’s Wandering Throughout Navadvipa and Descriptions of the Devotees� Glories�.
Verse 2.17.16
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.17.16:
প্রভ� বল�,—“হৈল আজ� পাষণ্ডী-সম্ভাষ সঙ্কীর্তন কর সব�, দুঃখ যা� নাশ� � ১৬ �
प्रभ� बल�,—“हैल आज� पाषण्डी-सम्भाष सङ्कीर्तन कर सब�, दुःख या� नाश� � १६ �
prabhu bale,—“haila āji pāṣaṇḍī-sambhāṣa saṅīٲԲ� kara sabe, duḥkha yāu nāśa� || 16 ||
prabhu bale,—“haila aji pasandi-sambhasa sankirtana kara sabe, duhkha yau nasa� (16)
English translation:
(16) The Lord said, “Today I have talked to some atheists. Therefore let us have īٲԲ so that My misery will be destroyed.�