Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.3.71, 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 1.3.71 contained in Chapter 3—Prapancatita (beyond the Material Plane)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.3.71
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.3.71:
श्री-महेश उवाच—
कृष्ण-प्रिय-जनालोकोत्-सुकता-विहत-स्मृते ।
न किं स्मरसि यद् भूमौ द्वाराकायां वसत्य् असौ ॥ ७१ ॥śrī-maheśa uvāca—
kṛṣṇa-priya-janālokot-sukatā-vihata-smṛte |
na kiṃ smarasi yad bhūmau dvārākāyāṃ vasaty asau || 71 ||Śrī Mahādeva said: O Nārada, being anxious for the darśana of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s beloved associates, has your memory failed you? Do you not recall that Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa is staying in the city of Dvārakā?
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
“Nārada, due to the anxiety of seeing the beloved devotees of Śrī Krsna, has your memory failed you?” The intention of this address is to show that his power of recall is dormant. “Truly, in this matter you are not at fault, because this is the most enchanting feature of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Śrī Hari and Mahālakṣmī are living in the city of Dvārakā on the earth at this time. Have you forgotten this?”