Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 2.2.71, 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 2.2.71 contained in Chapter 2—Jnana (knowledge)—of Part two (prathama-khanda).
Verse 2.2.71
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.2.71:
इत ऊर्ध्वतरे लोके तपः-संज्ञे वसत्य् असौ ।
भ्रतृभिस् त्रिभिर् अन्यैश् च योगीन्द्रैः स्व-समैः सह ॥ ७१ ॥ita ūrdhvatare loke tapaḥ-saṃjñe vasaty asau |
bhratṛbhis tribhir anyaiś ca yogīndraiḥ sva-samaiḥ saha || 71 ||itaḥ–from here; ūrdhva-tare–in a higher; loke–planet; tapaḥsaṃjñe–named Tapaḥ; vasati asau–he lives; bhrātṛbhiḥ–with his brothers; tribhiḥ–three; anyaiḥ–others; ca–also; yogī-indraiḥ–best amongst yogīs; sva-samaiḥ–like himself; saha–with.
“Above this Maharloka is Janaloka, and above that is Tapoloka. It is there that he resides with his three brothers, who, like him, are masters of yoga.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
Śrī Gopa-kumāra has asked, “Where does he live?”
The maharṣis reply, “Janaloka is located above Maharloka. He lives above even Janaloka in a realm called Tapoloka.”
He might further inquire, “Does Śrī Sanat-kumāra live there all alone?”
To this, the sages say, “No, he resides there with his three brothers–Sanaka, Sanandana, and Sanātana–who, like him, are masters of yoga. Many other equally great yogīs, such as Kavi, Havi, Antarīkṣa, Prabuddha, and Pippalāyana, also live there.”