Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 3.10.1, 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 1 of Antya-khanda chapter 10—“The Glories of Shri Pundarika Vidyanidhi”.
Verse 3.10.1
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.10.1:
জয জয গৌরচন্দ্র শ্রীবত্স-লাঞ্ছন জয শচী-গর্ভ-রত্ন ধর্ম-সনাতন ॥ ১ ॥
जय जय गौरचन्द्र श्रीवत्स-लाञ्छन जय शची-गर्भ-रत्न धर्म-सनातन ॥ १ ॥
jaya jaya gauracandra śrīvatsa-lāñchana jaya śacī-garbha-ratna dharma-sanātana || 1 ||
jaya jaya gauracandra srivatsa-lanchana jaya saci-garbha-ratna dharma-sanatana (1)
English translation:
(1) All glories to Śrī Gauracandra, who bears the mark of Śrīvatsa! All glories to the jewel of Śacīs womb, the personification of Sanātana-
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
dharma!
The phrase śrīvatsa-lāñchana indicates that Śrī Gaura is nondifferent from Lord Nārāyaṇa. Since He is the ultimate beneficiary of the eternal religious principles, He is the personification of Sanātana-dharma.