Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)

by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329

The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.5.122, 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 1.5.122 contained in Chapter 5—Priya (the beloved devotees)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.5.122:

रहः-क्रीडायां च क्वचिद् अपि स सङ्गे भगवतः प्रयात्य् अत्रामात्यः परिषदि महा-मन्त्र-मणिभिः ।
विचित्रैर् नर्मौघैर् अपि हरि-कृत-श्लाघन-भरैर् मनोज्ञैः सर्वान् नः सुखयति वरान् प्रापयति च ॥ १२२ ॥

rahaḥ-krīḍāyāṃ ca kvacid api sa saṅge bhagavataḥ prayāty atrāmātyaḥ pariṣadi mahā-mantra-maṇibhiḥ |
vicitrair narmaughair api hari-kṛta-ślāghana-bharair manojñaiḥ sarvān naḥ sukhayati varān prāpayati ca || 122 ||

Sometimes at the time of Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s confidential pastimes (keli-krīḍā) Śrī Uddhava also accompanies Him. Śrī Uddhava is the Prime Minister in the great assembly. He provides us happiness by his charming advice and various ways of joking. Śrī Kṛṣṇa much appreciates these joking words also.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)

Sometimes at the house of Kubjā and sometimes in other confidential pastimes, Śrī Uddhava accompanies Śrī Kṛṣṇa. It is not a fact that he is a servant only at the time of confidential pastimes, even in the great royal assembly he is a high-class servant. He also provides great happiness to us. In the royal assembly he is the prime minister, and he is the foremost in providing useful advice like a mystic jewel or incantation. Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa praises his wonderful joking words. Uddhava also provides happiness to all of us by those charming words, and by sometimes granting us the remnant mahāprasāda of Bhagavān he fulfills the desire of our heart.

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