Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.5.66, 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 1.5.66 contained in Chapter 5—Priya (the beloved devotees)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.5.66
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.5.66:
भीष्म-द्रोणादि-हननान् निवृत्तं मां प्रवर्तयन् ।
महा-ज्ञानि-वरः कृष्णो यत् किञ्चिद् उपदिष्टवान् ॥ ६६ ॥bhīṣma-droṇādi-hananān nivṛttaṃ māṃ pravartayan |
mahā-jñāni-varaḥ kṛṣṇo yat kiñcid upadiṣṭavān || 66 ||When I withdrew from killing my superiors such as Bhīṣma and Droṇa, at that time, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the best among the wise, gave me instructions to inspire me to do such work.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
If the question arises whether there is no mercy of Śrī Kṛṣṇa upon you, then why did he instruct Bhagavad-gītā, the essence of all Upaniṣads? In reply to this, Śrīman Arjuna is narrating the five ślokas beginning with bhīṣma. Simply to inspire me to kill Bhīṣma and Droṇa, Śrī Kṛṣṇa gave some advice.