Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.6.60, 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 1.6.60 contained in Chapter 6—Priyatama (the most beloved devotees)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.6.60
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.6.60:
अनन्य-साध्यं तद् वीक्ष्य विविधैः शपथैः शतैः ।
तान् यत्नाद् ईषद् आश्वास्य त्वरयात्रागतं बलात् ॥ ६० ॥ananya-sādhyaṃ tad vīkṣya vividhaiḥ śapathaiḥ śataiḥ |
tān yatnād īṣad āśvāsya tvarayātrāgataṃ balāt || 60 ||Although I truly experienced that no one can please them other than Śrī Kṛṣṇa, still I took hundreds of vows of many types and with great effort gave them some consolation. Then, although I did not have their approval, with great difficulty I quickly returned to Dvārakā.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
After going to Vraja, I realized that no one is capable of satisfying the vraja-vāsīs other than Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Therefore, with thousands of words like “Śrī Kṛṣṇa would certainly come back” and “I would soon bring Him back from Dvārakā” and with great effort I somewhat pacified them. Then, despite not having their permission and with great difficulty, I quickly returned to Dvārakā.