Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.5.56, 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 1.5.56 contained in Chapter 5—Priya (the beloved devotees)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.5.56
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.5.56:
यादवान् एव सद्-बन्धून् द्वारकायाम् असौ वसन् ।
सदा परम-सद्-भाग्यवतो रमयति प्रियान् ॥ ५६ ॥yādavān eva sad-bandhūn dvārakāyām asau vasan |
sadā parama-sad-bhāgyavato ramayati priyān || 56 ||At this time Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa, while residing in Dvārakā, is granting unending happiness to His dear brothers and supremely devoted Yādavas.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
(Śrī Nārada might have spoken this to Śrī Yudhiṣṭhira) “I think no one is more beloved to Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa than you. Therefore He departed to assist in one of your duties and will return after completing that activity.”
“No, in comparison to us, the Yādavas are more dear to Him.” To say this, Śrī Yudhiṣṭhira expresses the lines beginning with yādavān, regarding the good fortune of the Yādavas.
The Yādavas are good friends, or best family members of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. They are most dear to Him, therefore they are most fortunate. Here bhāgya suggests special devotion unto Śrī Kṛṣṇa. The Yādavas are most fortunate due to that special devotion alone. Therefore Śrī Kṛṣṇa still resides in Dvārakā and is granting them constant happiness. Due to the lack of that type of devotion Śrī Kṛṣṇa is ignoring us; therefore, we are inferior and the Yādavas are most fortunate. This is the purport.