Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.7.38, 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 7—“Shri Vishvarupa Takes Sannyasa”.
Verse 1.7.38
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.7.38:
প্রতি-অঙ্গে নিরুপম লাবণ্যের সীমা কোটী চন্দ্র নহে এক নখের উপমা ॥ ৩৮ ॥
प्रति-अङ्गे निरुपम लावण्येर सीमा कोटी चन्द्र नहे एक नखेर उपमा ॥ ३८ ॥
prati-aṅge nirupama lāvaṇyera sīmā koṭī candra nahe eka nakhera upamā || 38 ||
prati-ange nirupama lavanyera sima koti candra nahe eka nakhera upama (38)
English translation:
(38) Each of the Lord’s limbs surpassed the topmost limits of beauty. Even millions of moons could not be compared with one of His toenails.