Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.4.61, 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 1.4.61 contained in Chapter 4—Bhakta (the devotee)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.4.61
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.4.61:
श्री-नारद उवाच—
श्रीमन् भगवतः सत्यं त्वम् एव परम-प्रियः ।
अहं च तत्-प्रियोऽभूवम् अद्य यत् त्वां व्यलोकयम् ॥ ६१ ॥śrī-nārada uvāca—
śrīman bhagavataḥ satyaṃ tvam eva parama-priyaḥ |
ahaṃ ca tat-priyo'bhūvam adya yat tvāṃ vyalokayam || 61 ||Śrī Nārada said: O Śrīman, O possessor of the wealth of premabhakti! You are truly the dearmost of Śrī Bhagavān. Today, I have also become dear to Bhagavān by having your darśana.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
The meaning of the translation is clear.