Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)

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

The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.4.82, 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 1.4.82 contained in Chapter 4—Bhakta (the devotee)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.4.82:

अरे प्रेम-पराधीना विचाराचार-वर्जिताः ।
नियोजयथ तं दौत्ये सारथ्येऽपि मम प्रभुम् ॥ ८२ ॥

are prema-parādhīnā vicārācāra-varjitāḥ |
niyojayatha taṃ dautye sārathye'pi mama prabhum || 82 ||

Arey, blinded by prema, you Pāṇḍavas have lost all propriety and reason! You have made my Prabhu your charioteer and messenger!

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

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

In his absorption of divine bliss Śrī Hanumān addresses the Pāṇḍavas (as if the Pāṇḍavas are directly seen), “Arey Pāṇḍavas, you are subjugated by prema, namely, controlled by prema, whatever way prema wants you to function, you go. You don’t have the slightest independence. Therefore, you people have lost all propriety and reason. Bhagavān Jagadīśvara Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the controller of even Brahmā and others; therefore, it is improper to engage Him in such works as a messenger. In this way, devoid of proper behavior and reasoning you have appointed my Lord in the activities of a messenger and charioteer; this is improper conduct." Here, proper conduct means the sadācāra or pure behavior of the sādhus. In other words, by being a servant (sevaka), one does not engage Bhagavān (sevya) in services for one’s own particular whims. “Mamma Prabhu” (my Prabhu) —this expression by Śrī Hanumān should be considered as an intense manifestation of his prema.

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