Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)

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

The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.4.79, 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 1.4.79 contained in Chapter 4—Bhakta (the devotee)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.4.79:

श्री-परीक्षिद् उवाच—
शृण्वन्न् इदं कृष्ण-पदाब्ज-लालसो द्वारावती-सन्तत-वास-लम्पटः ।
उत्थाय चोत्थाय मुदान्तरान्तरा श्री-नारदोऽनृत्यद् अलं स-हूङ्कृतम् ॥ ७९ ॥

śrī-parīkṣid uvāca
śṛṇvann idaṃ kṛṣṇa-padābja-lālaso dvārāvatī-santata-vāsa-lampaṭaḥ |
utthāya cotthāya mudāntarāntarā śrī-nārado'nṛtyad alaṃ sa-hūṅkṛtam || 79 ||

Śrī Parīkṣit Mahārāja said: Hearing this, Śrī Nārada, desirous to attain the service of Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet and eager to always reside in Dvārakā-purī, in the midst of the conversation ecstatically began to shout repeatedly, “Get up, get up!” as he arose and began to dance.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

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

In this way, hearing the glories of Śrī Kṛṣṇa and His dear Pāṇḍavas, Śrī Nārada became excessively ecstatic. Here, this is being explained in the śloka beginning with śṛṇvan (hearing).

Śrī Nārada, after hearing these words of Śrī Hanumān, became eager to serve the lotus feet of Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa and decided to remain continuously in Dvārakā-purī.

In relation to this, it has been said in the Eleventh Canto (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam or Bhāgavata Purāṇa 11.2.1):

गोविन्द-भुज-गुप्तायां द्वारकायां कुरूद्वह
अवात्सीन् नारदो’भीक्ष्णं कृष्णोपासन-लालसः

govinda-bhuja-guptāyāṃ dvārakāyāṃ kurūdvaha
avātsīn nārado’bhīkṣṇaṃ kṛṣṇopāsana-lālasaḥ

O glory of the Kurus, eager for the darśana of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, Devarṣi Śrī Nārada used to stay in Dvārakā-purī, which was sheltered by the arms of Govinda.

Therefore, Śrī Nārada, overwhelmed with ecstasy, began to shout out “get up!” over and again in the midst of the conversation, while getting up to dance wildly. On account of this ecstasy, the words utthāya utthāya (get up, get up!) have been spoken twice.

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