Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.1.56-57, 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 1.1.56-57 contained in Chapter 1—Bhauma (the earthly plane)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.1.56-57
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.1.56-57:
तस्याग्रे विविधैर् नाम-गाथा-सङ्कीर्तनैः स्वयम् ।
नृत्यन् दिव्यानि गीतानि गायन् वाद्यानि वादयन् ॥ ५६ ॥
भ्रातृ-भार्य-सुतैः पौत्रैर् भृत्यामात्य-पुरोहितैः ।
अन्यैश् च स्व-जनैः साकं प्रभुं तं तोषयेत् सदा ॥ ५७ ॥tasyāgre vividhair nāma-gāthā-saṅkīrtanaiḥ svayam |
nṛtyan divyāni gītāni gāyan vādyāni vādayan || 56 ||
bhrātṛ-bhārya-sutaiḥ pautrair bhṛtyāmātya-purohitaiḥ |
anyaiś ca sva-janaiḥ sākaṃ prabhuṃ taṃ toṣayet sadā || 57 ||The king himself, along with his brothers, wives, sons, grandsons, servants, ministers, priests and other attendants dance in front of Bhagavān. Singing various beautiful songs, playing varieties of instruments with great ecstasy and glorifying his Prabhu with nāma-sankīrtana, he makes the Lord extremely joyful.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
Just how the king performs devotional service to Śrī Bhagavān is explained in these verses beginning with tasya. The king pleases Bhagavān by happily performing nāma-sankīrtana of Śrī Bhagavān in the company of his kith and kin such as his brothers and wives. The brothers of that king are also advanced Vaiṣṇavas.