Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.2.93-94, 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 1.2.93-94 contained in Chapter 2—Divya (the celestial plane)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.2.93-94
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.2.93-94:
कुवेरेण पुराराध्य भक्त्या रुद्रो वशीकृतः ।
ब्रह्माण्डाभ्यन्तरे तस्य कैलासेऽधिकृते गिरौ ॥ ९३ ॥
तद्-विदिक्-पाल-रूपेण तद्-योग्य-परिवारकः ।
वसत्य् आविष्कृत-स्वल्प-वैभवः सन्न् उमापतिः ॥ ९४ ॥kuvereṇa purārādhya bhaktyā rudro vaśīkṛtaḥ |
brahmāṇḍābhyantare tasya kailāse'dhikṛte girau || 93 ||
tad-vidik-pāla-rūpeṇa tad-yogya-parivārakaḥ |
vasaty āviṣkṛta-svalpa-vaibhavaḥ sann umāpatiḥ || 94 ||Śrī Brahmā said: In previous times, Kuvera charmed and subjugated Śrī Rudra through his devotion and worship. For this reason, Śrī Umāpati Mahādeva resides in the northeast corner of Kailāsa Mountain within this brahmāṇḍa, as one of the directional guardians (dik-pālas) with his family relations and ascetic opulence.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
Subjugated by the devotion of Śrī Kuvera, Śrī Śiva resides on Kailāsa Mountain within this brahmāṇḍa, indicated by the two verses beginning with kuvereṇa.
Śrī Kuvera is the vested authority of the region of Mount Kailāsa. He is the directional guardian (dik-pāla) of the northeast corner and accordingly lives there with his family members, servants and friends. However, there is no display of any grand, reverential show of heavenly authority, but he resides there with a modest show of austere majesty. The designation umāpati refers to Śiva who resides there along with his divine consort and goddess Umādevī.