Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.2.38, 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 38 of Adi-khanda chapter 2—“The Lord’s Appearance”.
Verse 1.2.38
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.2.38:
রাঢ-মাঝে ‘একচাকা’-নামে আছে গ্রাম যঙ্হি অবতীর্ণ নিত্যানন্দ ভগবান্ ॥ ৩৮ ॥
राढ-माझे ‘एकचाका’-नामे आछे ग्राम यङ्हि अवतीर्ण नित्यानन्द भगवान् ॥ ३८ ॥
rāḍha-mājhe ‘ekacākā’-nāme āche grāma yaṅhi avatīrṇa nityānanda bhagavān || 38 ||
radha-majhe ‘ekacaka’-name ache grama yanhi avatirna nityananda bhagavan (38)
English translation:
(38) The Supreme Lord, Nityānanda Prabhu, appeared in the village of Ekacakra, in Rāḍha-deśa.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
The village previously known Ekacākā, or Ekacakra, is presently known as Vīrcandrapura and Garbhavāsa. It is situated 8 miles from the Mallārapura station, which is on the E.I.R loopline.
In his commentary on Bhagavad-gītā (2.72) Madhvācārya quotes the Padma Purāṇa as follows: “By His own sweet will He exhibits various forms through His own internal potency. He does not appear from Vasudeva in the womb of Devakī. He is not born of Daśaratha, nor from Jamadagni. Rather, He eternally enjoys ecstasy in pure pastimes that are free from duality.”