Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.5.120, 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 1.5.120 contained in Chapter 5—Priya (the beloved devotees)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.5.120
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.5.120:
यस् तिष्ठन् भोजन-क्रीडा-कौतुकावसरे हरेः ।
महा-प्रसादम् उच्छिष्टं लभते नित्यम् एकलः ॥ १२० ॥yas tiṣṭhan bhojana-krīḍā-kautukāvasare hareḥ |
mahā-prasādam ucchiṣṭaṃ labhate nityam ekalaḥ || 120 ||Śrī Uddhava remains with Him even at such times as eating, playing and sporting with Śrī Kṛṣṇa, and he alone relishes the remnants of mahāprasāda from Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
Śrī Uddhava serves Śrī Kṛṣṇa in the abovementioned ways by remaining close by Him. The service of Śrī Uddhava is described in the śloka beginning with yas thiṣṭhan up to the śloka ending with prayāti (ślokas 120-122). Even at the time of eating, playing and sporting Sri Uddhava remains with Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa and receives the remnants of His mahāprasāda.