Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 2.4.268, 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 2.4.268 contained in Chapter 4—Vaikuntha (the spiritual world)—of Part two (prathama-khanda).
Verse 2.4.268
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.4.268:
अथ श्री-रघु-सिंहस्य महाराजधिराजताम् ।
लीलां तद्-अनुरूपां च वीक्षे धर्मानुसारिणीम् ॥ २६८ ॥atha śrī-raghu-siṃhasya mahārājadhirājatām |
līlāṃ tad-anurūpāṃ ca vīkṣe dharmānusāriṇīm || 268 ||atha–thereafter; śrī-raghu-siṃhasya–of the lion of the Raghu dynasty; mahā-rāja-adhirājatām–of a great emperor; līlām–pastimes; tat-anurūpām–in accordance; ca–also; vīkṣe–I saw; dharma–the principles of religion; anusāriṇīm–following.
In Ayodhyā, I saw Śrī Raghunāthajī performing regal pastimes befitting a grand emperor, a king of exalted kings. I also saw His strict adherence to religious conduct.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
Śrī Gopa-kumāra has thus far presented the nature of Ayodhyā. Now, in two verses, beginning here with atha, he explains how, due to his desire for a superior abode, he developed a feeling of detachment from Ayodhyā.
He says, “I witnessed Śrī Raghunāthajī perform His pastimes of executing religious conduct in a manner suitable for the sovereign emperor of exalted kings. However, I never saw Him transgressing religious codes out of affection for His devotees. That is to say, in His pastimes, I was unable to experience the level of sweetness I desired.”