Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.1.49, 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 1.1.49 contained in Chapter 1—Bhauma (the earthly plane)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.1.49
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.1.49:
विष्णोर् निवेदितैस् तैस् तु सर्वे तद्-देश-वासिनः ।
वैदेशिकाश् च बहवो भोज्यन्ते तेन सादरम् ॥ ४९ ॥viṣṇor niveditais tais tu sarve tad-deśa-vāsinaḥ |
vaideśikāś ca bahavo bhojyante tena sādaram || 49 ||That Mahārāja feeds the mahāprasāda that is offered to Śrī Viṣṇu to the residents of his own country, as well as persons who have come from many other regions.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
The king satisfies the residents of his own country, the guests who have arrived from different regions, various villages and cities, and the medicants in all the temples and religious guesthouses by feeding them mahāprasāda that is prepared and offered to Śrī Viṣṇu with the above-mentioned ingredients. At this time, Śrī Bhagavān’s temple was located prominently nearby the royal capital.