Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)

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

The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.6.109, 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 1.6.109 contained in Chapter 6—Priyatama (the most beloved devotees)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.6.109:

तत्-तत्-तटं कोमल-बालुकाचितं रम्यं सदा नूतन-शाद्वलावृतम् ।
स्वाभाविक-द्वेष-विसर्जनोल्लसन्-मनोज्ञ-नाना-मृग-पक्षि-सङ्कुलम् ॥ १०९ ॥

tat-tat-taṭaṃ komala-bālukācitaṃ ramyaṃ sadā nūtana-śādvalāvṛtam |
svābhāvika-dveṣa-visarjanollasan-manojña-nānā-mṛga-pakṣi-saṅkulam || 109 ||

Both shores of these rivers are full of clean, soft sand and covered by supple grass. Due to being naturally free of envy, various types of deer and birds who are always happy and attractive sport on these shores.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

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

In Śrī Vṛndāvana, on the shore of all these ponds and rivers such as Yamunā, is a supreme, indescribable soil; that is, the most pleasant shores of all those ponds and River Yamunā are fully sheltered with soft sand. By the term komala-bālu (soft sand) the inaccessible nature of shoreline is refuted, and by the word ramyam (ramaṇīya, charming) its fearsome nature is refuted. The use of the word sadā (always) is to establish certainty accordingly.

Therefore, the land on the shores is always full of fresh grass. This indicates the lack of suffering and distress in maintaining the cows. The snake and mongoose, the deer and tiger that are full of natural enmity, forget their hatred born of their nature and being excited, sport on their shores. Thus, those shores are extremely beautified and full of many types of attractive deer and birds.

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