Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.3.49, 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 1.3.49 contained in Chapter 3—Prapancatita (beyond the Material Plane)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.3.49
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.3.49:
अहो कारुण्य-महिमा श्री-कृष्णस्य कुतोऽन्यतः ।
वैकुण्ठ-लोके योऽजस्रं तदीयेषु च राजते ॥ ४९ ॥aho kāruṇya-mahimā śrī-kṛṣṇasya kuto'nyataḥ |
vaikuṇṭha-loke yo'jasraṃ tadīyeṣu ca rājate || 49 ||Oh, the merciful glories of Śrī Kṛṣṇa continually flood the Vaikuṇṭha-loka inhabitants! Can that kind of mercy be seen anywhere? Nowhere will you find its equal. Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā: This verse is noteworthy.