Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.17.28, 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 28 of Madhya-khanda chapter 17—“The Lord’s Wandering Throughout Navadvipa and Descriptions of the Devotees� Glories�.
Verse 2.17.28
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.17.28:
যে ভক্ত�-প্রভাব� কৃষ্ণে বেচিবারে পারে সে যে বাক্� বলিবেক, কি বিচিত্� তারে � ২৮ �
ये भक्त�-प्रभाव� कृष्णे वेचिबारे पारे से ये वाक्� बलिबेक, कि विचित्� तारे � २८ �
ye bhakti-prabhāve kṛṣṇe vecibāre pāre se ye vākya balibeka, ki vicitra tāre || 28 ||
ye bhakti-prabhave krsne vecibare pare se ye vakya balibeka, ki vicitra tare (28)
English translation:
(28) For one who can sell ṛṣṇa by the influence of his devotional service, what is unusual about speaking in this way?