Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.6.11, 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 1.6.11 contained in Chapter 6—Priyatama (the most beloved devotees)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.6.11
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.6.11:
अदृष्ट-पूर्वम् अस्माभिः कीदृशं तेऽद्य चेष्टितम् ।
आकस्मिकम् इदं ब्रह्मस् तूष्णीम् उपविश क्षणम् ॥ ११ ॥adṛṣṭa-pūrvam asmābhiḥ kīdṛśaṃ te'dya ceṣṭitam |
ākasmikam idaṃ brahmas tūṣṇīm upaviśa kṣaṇam || 11 ||O brāhmaṇa, what wonderful behavior have we seen today in you? Never before have we seen such overwhelming behavior as this stumbling, via helplessness and divine love. Whatever the case may be, please sit down quietly.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
The import is clear.