Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.6.91, 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 1.6.91 contained in Chapter 6—Priyatama (the most beloved devotees)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.6.91
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.6.91:
तथा दृष्ट्वा मया तत्र भवतो गमनं ध्रुवम् ।
प्रतिज्ञाय प्रयत्नात् तान् जीवयित्वा समागतम् ॥ ९१ ॥tathā dṛṣṭvā mayā tatra bhavato gamanaṃ dhruvam |
pratijñāya prayatnāt tān jīvayitvā samāgatam || 91 ||Seeing their despondency at that place by words such as ‘My Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa will surely return to Vraja…’ I made them aware of my endeavor, and after making this vow to them, I have come back here.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
Having seen them there, by directly experiencing it, ‘Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa will definitely come back to Vraja…’ (In other words, I shall certainly bring Him back—Taking a vow like this, I (Śrī Uddhava) have come here.