Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.2.37-38, English translation, including commentary (Dig-darshini-tika): an important Vaishnava text dealing with the importance of devotional service. The Brihad-bhagavatamrita, although an indepent Sanskrit work, covers the essential teachings of the Shrimad Bhagavatam (Bhagavata-purana). This is verse 1.2.37-38 contained in Chapter 2—Divya (the celestial plane)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.2.37-38
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.2.37-38:
श्री-परीक्षिद् उवाच—
इन्द्रस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा साधु भोः साध्व् इति ब्रुवन् ।
त्वरावान् ब्रह्मणो लोकं भगवान् नारदो गतः ॥ ३७ ॥
यज्ञानां महतां तत्र ब्रह्मर्षिभिर् अनारतम् ।
भक्त्या वितायमानानां प्रघोषं दूरतोऽशृणोत् ॥ ३८ ॥śrī-parīkṣid uvāca—
indrasya vacanaṃ śrutvā sādhu bhoḥ sādhv iti bruvan |
tvarāvān brahmaṇo lokaṃ bhagavān nārado gataḥ || 37 ||
yajñānāṃ mahatāṃ tatra brahmarṣibhir anāratam |
bhaktyā vitāyamānānāṃ praghoṣaṃ dūrato'śṛṇot || 38 ||Śrī Parīkṣit said: The dignified Śrī Nārada, after hearing the words of Indra, began shouting, “O Indra, sādhu, sādhu!” Having exclaimed these approving bravos, he proceeded swiftly to Brahmaloka. There, he heard from afar the din of many brahmarṣis continuously engaging in ceremonial yajñas.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
The original text is self-evident yet noteworthy.