Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 2.16.128, 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 128 of Madhya-khanda chapter 16—“The Lord’s Acceptance of Shuklambara’s Rice”.
Verse 2.16.128
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.16.128:
স্বতন্ত্র পরমানন্দ ভক্তের জীবন চিবায তণ্ডুল, কে করিবে নিবারণ ॥ ১২৮ ॥
स्वतन्त्र परमानन्द भक्तेर जीवन चिवाय तण्डुल, के करिबे निवारण ॥ १२८ ॥
svatantra paramānanda bhaktera jīvana civāya taṇḍula, ke karibe nivāraṇa || 128 ||
svatantra paramananda bhaktera jivana civaya tandula, ke karibe nivarana (128)
English translation:
(128) The Lord, who is independent, full of ecstasy, and the life of the devotees, ate that uncooked rice. Who could stop Him?