Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)

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

The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.5.25, 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 1.5.25 contained in Chapter 5—Priya (the beloved devotees)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.5.25:

हे कृष्ण-भ्रातरस् तस्य किं वर्ण्योऽपूर्व-दर्शितः ।
रूप-सौन्दर्य-लावण्य-माधुर्याश्चर्यता-भरः ॥ २५ ॥

he kṛṣṇa-bhrātaras tasya kiṃ varṇyo'pūrva-darśitaḥ |
rūpa-saundarya-lāvaṇya-mādhuryāścaryatā-bharaḥ || 25 ||

O brothers of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, how much more can I describe of the amazing glories of the divine form, beauty, loveliness and sweet character of Śrī Kṛṣṇa! All are unprecedented.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

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

In this way, after singing the glories of the gift of liberation, devotion and transcendental love Śrī Kṛṣṇa bestowed, now Śrī Nārada is describing the root cause of all these glories. He is describing the self-manifest glories of His form in the two ślokas beginning with he kṛṣṇa. “O brothers of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s divine form and so on are all unprecedented!” Previously or even in the incarnation of Vaikuṇṭheśvara Śrī Nārāyana this was not exhibited.

Divine form (rūpa) refers to His bodily shape; beauty (saundarya) refers to the lovely attractiveness and shapely nature of His bodily limbs; loveliness (lāvaṇya) refers to His special effulgence (kāntiviśeṣa); and sweetness (mādhurya) refers to His mild smile, the dancing of His eyebrows and sidelong glances. How can I describe the wonderful glories of these qualities? In other words, how can I describe these wonders that amaze my heart? On the other hand, I cannot help but describe them.

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