Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.6.42, 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 1.6.42 contained in Chapter 6—Priyatama (the most beloved devotees)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.6.42
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.6.42:
श्री-परीक्षिद् उवाच—
तच् छ्रुत्वा दुष्ट-कंसस्य जननी धृष्ट-चेष्टिता ।
जरा-हत-विचारा सा स-शिरः-कम्पम् अब्रवीत् ॥ ४२ ॥śrī-parīkṣid uvāca—
tac chrutvā duṣṭa-kaṃsasya jananī dhṛṣṭa-ceṣṭitā |
jarā-hata-vicārā sā sa-śiraḥ-kampam abravīt || 42 ||Śrī Parīkṣit Mahārāja said: O mother, after hearing the words of Śrī Rohiṇī-devī, the decrepit, shameless, wicked mother of Kaṃsa, Padmāvatī, shook her head and began to speak.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
The mother of Kaṃsa, Padmāvatī, who performed shameless acts, began to speak after hearing the words of Śrī Rohiṇīdevī. The implication of saying “the performer of shameless acts” is to point out that Padmāvatī produced a son from the demon Drumila. In this way, through the three adjectives that indicate her defects, the next three ślokas, which are suitable to her nature, mention the reasons for such speech. This Padma exhibited great crying and lamentation despite the killing of a wicked son like Kaṃsa. Therefore, she is famous for being less intelligent. Due to her elderly age, she is unable to think clearly and began to speak while shaking her head. Rather, due to the cleverness of objective criticisms of Śrī Kṛṣṇa by Śrī Rohiṇī-devī, she began to speak while shaking her head.