Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.5.55, 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 1.5.55 contained in Chapter 5—Priya (the beloved devotees)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.5.55
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.5.55:
श्री-कृष्ण-वदनाम्भोज-सन्दर्शन-सुखं च तत् ।
कदाचित् कार्य-योगेन केनचिज् जायते चिरात् ॥ ५५ ॥śrī-kṛṣṇa-vadanāmbhoja-sandarśana-sukhaṃ ca tat |
kadācit kārya-yogena kenacij jāyate cirāt || 55 ||The bliss of seeing the indescribable lotus face of Śrī Kṛṣṇa has vanished for such a long time that only sometimes when such yajñas as the aśvamedha are performed do we obtain that happiness. Therefore, this is indeed a cause for great distress.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
The import of the verse is clear.