Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.5.26, 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 1.5.26 contained in Chapter 5—Priya (the beloved devotees)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.5.26
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.5.26:
अपूर्वत्वेन तस्यैव यो विस्मय-विधायकः ।
तथा लीला-गुणाः प्रेमा महिमा केलि-भूर् अपि ॥ २६ ॥apūrvatvena tasyaiva yo vismaya-vidhāyakaḥ |
tathā līlā-guṇāḥ premā mahimā keli-bhūr api || 26 ||Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s unprecedented form even astonished Him. Similarly, His pastimes, qualities, love, glories and land of pastimes are also unparalleled.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
The form and beauty of Śrī Kṛṣṇa astonish even Śrī Kṛṣṇa Himself. Why? This is because this most wonderful form of beauty and so on was never manifested before. In this way, His pastimes, variegated character, qualities such as divine mercy, His affection towards His devotees and the prema of His devotees towards Him are glorious. His affection towards the miserable and wretched people or His quality of being controlled by the devotees and the abode of His pastimes, Śrī Vṛndāvana, are also similarly glorious. The import of calling the Pāṇḍavas “brothers of Śrī Kṛṣṇa” is: “You are His brothers; you are truly aware of His glories and also have experienced His glories. Therefore, you persons are indeed most fortunate.”