Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.5.73, 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 1.5.73 contained in Chapter 5—Priya (the beloved devotees)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.5.73
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.5.73:
किन्त्व् अनेक-महा-यज्ञोत्सवं सम्पादयन्न् असौ ।
स्वीकारेणाग्र-पूजाया हर्षयेन् नः कृपा हि सा ॥ ७३ ॥kintv aneka-mahā-yajñotsavaṃ sampādayann asau |
svīkāreṇāgra-pūjāyā harṣayen naḥ kṛpā hi sā || 73 ||Instead, having completed so many mahā-yajñas, He pleased us by accepting our request to Him for the honor of being the first to be worshipped (agra-pūjā). We consider this to be His mercy indeed.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
On the pretext of performing many mahā-yajñas such as the rājasūya yajña, we always used to have His darśana. This alone we consider His mercy.