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Chaitanya Bhagavata

by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words

The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.11.64, 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 64 of Adi-khanda chapter 11—“Meeting with Shri Ishvara Puri�.

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.11.64:

করাইমু কৃষ্� সর্ব-নয�-গোচর তব� সে ‘অদ্বৈত�-না� কৃষ্ণে� কিঙ্কর! � ৬৪ �

कराइमु कृष्� सर्व-नय�-गोचर तब� से ‘अद्वैत�-ना� कृष्णे� किङ्कर! � ६४ �

karāimu kṛṣṇa sarva-nayana-gocara tabe se ‘advaita�-nāma kṛṣṇera kiṅkara! || 64 ||

karaimu krsna sarva-nayana-gocara tabe se ‘advaita�-nama krsnera kinkara! (64)

English translation:

(64) “I will make ṛṣṇa appear before the eyes of all, then this person named “Advaita� will be known as the servant of ṛṣṇa.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

The devotees of ṛṣṇa are nondifferent from ṛṣṇa. Since the Absolute Truth is nondual, according to the concept of oneness the various manifestations of վṣṇ and His plenary portions are nondifferent from Him. According to the philosophy of difference, the living entities are situated on the platform of inconceivable oneness and difference. That is why Āⲹ Prabhu had to accept the title “Advaita.� The philosophy of acintya-, which is eternally pure and primeval, was previously known as śܻ屹ٲ. With the consent of sages coming in the line of ǻⲹԲ, this philosophy was called śṣṭ屹ٲ by those in the line of Śrī 峾ԳᲹ; yet actually, according to the consideration of variegatedness, this philosophy is only a partial manifestation of the acintya-岹 philosophy. The philosophy of 屹屹ٲ has a similar purpose to that described in the philosophies of śܻ屹ٲ and śṣṭ屹ٲ, both of which have conclusions different from the philosophy of 𱹲屹ٲ, or exclusive monism, but it is also an incomplete manifestation of the acintya-岹 philosophy. The philosophy of śܻ屹ٲ, which openly and clearly establishes differences from the philosophy of 𱹲屹ٲ, is also a preliminary consideration of the acintya-岹 philosophy. Therefore, desiring to perfect the four philosophical conclusions of śܻ屹ٲ (purified monism), śṣṭ屹ٲ (specific monism), 屹屹ٲ (monism and dualism), and śܻ-dvaita (purified dualism), Śrī Advaita Prabhu, who was the Gauḍīya ղṣṇ Āⲹ, inaugurated the process of considering

ձԳٲ in the Gauḍīya ղṣṇ way. Śrī Gaurasundara and His followers, the six ҴDz峾ī, have generated new branches and subbranches of the philosophy of acintya-岹. In order to fulfill the meaning of His name, Advaita, and to manifest the form of ṛṣṇa to everyone—including Buddhists, karmis, and impersonalists—Śrī Advaita Āⲹ, who is eternally situated as the servant of ṛṣṇa, manifested His own service propensity in this material world. The word sarva in this verse refers to former ղṣṇ sages as well as followers of the philosophy of Ѳ峦ⲹ, who appeared in the Middle Ages. The servant of ṛṣṇa has no engagement other than the service of ṛṣṇa. All their activities are meant to please ṛṣṇa. An 峦ⲹ has no other thought or activity than: “Let everyone of this world be engaged in the devotional service of the Lord.� When devotional service mixed with fruitive activities turns into devotional service devoid of even a scent of fruitive activities it is called kevala-bhakti, or unalloyed devotional service. At that time the distinctions born from material considerations are eradicated and the spiritual distinctions between a servant and the Lord are awakened.

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