Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.3.42, 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 1.3.42 contained in Chapter 3—Prapancatita (beyond the Material Plane)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.3.42
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.3.42:
तत् कृष्ण-पार्षद-श्रेष्ठ मा मां तस्य दयास्पदम् ।
विद्धि किन्तु कृपा-सार-भाजो वैकुण्ठ-वासिनः ॥ ४२ ॥tat kṛṣṇa-pārṣada-śreṣṭha mā māṃ tasya dayāspadam |
viddhi kintu kṛpā-sāra-bhājo vaikuṇṭha-vāsinaḥ || 42 ||Henceforth, O best among Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s associates, Śrī Nārada, do not consider me the recipient of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s sympathy! Devotees who reside in Vaikuṇṭha are the sole recipients of His mercy.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
Therefore, O best among the pārṣadas or eternal associates of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, both Śrī Pārvatī and myself have the power to grant liberation. Nevertheless, do not think us to be recipients of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s mercy by this. You alone are the recipient of Śrī Bhagavān’s mercy. Therefore, you are superior to us. Others, as well as you, must know this.