Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)

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

The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.5.124, 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 1.5.124 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 1.5.124:

अहो सदा माधव-पाद-पद्मयोः प्रपत्ति[२१]-लाम्पट्य-महत्त्वम् अद्भुतम् ।
इहैव मानुष्य-वपुष्य् अवाप स्वरूपम् उत्सृज्य हरेः स-रूपताम् ॥ ५.१२४ ॥

aho sadā mādhava-pāda-padmayoḥ prapatti[21]-lāmpaṭya-mahattvam adbhutam |
ihaiva mānuṣya-vapuṣy avāpa svarūpam utsṛjya hareḥ sa-rūpatām || 5.124 ||

Alas, only Śrī Uddhava manifested in this word the glories and taste of the wonderful mellow of constant service of the lotus feet of Śrī Mādhava. What more can I say? He attained a form similar to Śrī Kṛṣṇa even in this human form of life. He abandoned his natural fair complexion and received the same complexion as Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

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

What to speak about the glories of Śrī Uddhava that give happiness to all the people, even the glories of his form are also wonderful. In this way, King Ugrasena is mentioning the natural and secondary result of his mellow of servitorship.

Alas, how is the service of Śrī Uddhava? Only Śrī Uddhava manifested the glories of the greed that is present in the mellow of servitorship to the lotus feet of Śrī Mādhava. This is because Śrī Uddhava alone in this world has abandoned the natural human form, the natural fair complexion of the warrior class of people residing in the middle part of the country. He obtained a form similar to Śrī Hari (śyāmasundara-rūpatā).

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