Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)

by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329

The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.4.46, 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 1.4.46 contained in Chapter 4—Bhakta (the devotee)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.4.46:

विभीषणार्थ-सम्पादी रक्षो-बल-विनाश-कृत् ।
विशल्य-करणी-नामौषध्य्-आनयन-शक्तिमान् ॥ ४६ ॥

vibhīṣaṇārtha-sampādī rakṣo-bala-vināśa-kṛt |
viśalya-karaṇī-nāmauṣadhy-ānayana-śaktimān || 46 ||

Śrī Hanumān fulfilled the desire of Vibhīṣaṇa and destroyed the army of demons. He alone was powerful enough to bring the medicine called viśalya-karaṇī.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)

When Vibhīṣana was censured by his brother Rāvaṇa, who had come to accept shelter at the lotus feet of Śrī Rāmacandra, at that time Śrī Hanumān fulfilled his desire. Beforehand, he had told Bhagavān Śrī Rāmacandra only about the virtuous qualities of Vibhīṣaṇa. After arriving on the shore of the ocean, he had arranged Vibhīṣaṇa’s meeting with Bhagavān. In this way, the glories of Śrī Hanumān are briefly described in the Bālya-kāṇḍa in the Kiṣkindhākāṇḍa and Sundara-kāṇḍa sections of the Rāmāyaṇa. Now, he narrates the glories of his service mentioned in the Yuddha-kāṇḍa, beginning with the word rakṣa up to pramodana (verse 49). The account narrated here is described in the Rāmāyaṇa. Although all these accounts are well known, nevertheless, due to the fear of increasing the volume of this book they are not described here in detail.

In the illusory battle during the night, the entire army of monkeys had become unconscious by Indrajīta, and to uphold the truth of the boon of Śrī Brahmā by the impact of Rāvaṇa’s infallible lance (amodha śūla), Śrī Lakṣmana also adopted this pretense of fainting (moha-līlā). At that time, according to the advice of the doctor (vaidya) Suṣeṇa, Śrī Hanumān defeated all the gandharvas after uprooting the Gandhamādana Mountain, carrying it away, and displaying such mahā-śakti in the work of quickly going to the service of Bhagavān. The bringing of the medicine called viśalya-karaṇī there and many other activities was accomplished by his śakti or potency alone.

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