Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.5.64, 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 1.5.64 contained in Chapter 5—Priya (the beloved devotees)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.5.64
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.5.64:
तन् मे चिन्तयतोऽद्यापि हृदयान् नापसर्पति ।
दुःख-शल्यम् अतो ब्रह्मन् सुखं मे जायतां कथम् ॥ ६४ ॥tan me cintayato'dyāpi hṛdayān nāpasarpati |
duḥkha-śalyam ato brahman sukhaṃ me jāyatāṃ katham || 64 ||O Exalted brāhmaṇa, that distressful lance has not left my heart yet, due to remembering those attacks. So what is the chance of becoming happy?
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
O Exalted brāhmaṇa, from the painful memory of Śrī Kṛṣṇa tolerating those attacks, even today that piercing lance has not left my heart. That memory is the cause of the sharp pain I feel. If that lance does not exit my heart, how can I get any satisfaction from these senses? So what is the chance of getting any satisfaction?