Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.5.72, 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 1.5.72 contained in Chapter 5—Priya (the beloved devotees)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.5.72
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.5.72:
यच् च तेन यशो राज्यं पुण्याद्य् अप्य् अन्य-दुर्लभम् ।
व्यतनोद् भगवंस् तेन नास्य मन्यामहे कृपाम् ॥ ७२ ॥yac ca tena yaśo rājyaṃ puṇyādy apy anya-durlabham |
vyatanod bhagavaṃs tena nāsya manyāmahe kṛpām || 72 ||Rather, He increased our fame, kingdom as well as our rare, difficult to attain pious merits. We do not consider this to be His special mercy.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
Śrī Kṛṣṇa encouraged us in times of calamity and increased our fame by engaging us in pious activities that are rare for other persons. We do not consider this to be the special mercy of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. His darśana alone is our topmost aim;however, we have been devoid of His darśana for a long time.