Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.9.126, 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 126 of Madhya-khanda chapter 9—“The Lord’s Twenty-One Hour Ecstasy and Descriptions of Shridhara and Other Devotees’ Characteristics”.
Verse 2.9.126
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.9.126:
শঙ্খ, ঘণ্টা, করতাল, মন্দিরা, মৃদঙ্গ বাজাযেন বহু-বিধ, উঠে নানা রঙ্গ ॥ ১২৬ ॥
शङ्ख, घण्टा, करताल, मन्दिरा, मृदङ्ग बाजायेन बहु-विध, उठे नाना रङ्ग ॥ १२६ ॥
śaṅkha, ghaṇṭā, karatāla, mandirā, mṛdaṅga bājāyena bahu-vidha, uṭhe nānā raṅga || 126 ||
sankha, ghanta, karatala, mandira, mrdanga bajayena bahu-vidha, uthe nana ranga (126)
English translation:
(126) The sound of conches, bells, karatālas, whompers, and mṛdaṅgas
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
produced an enchanting atmosphere.