Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.6.123, 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 1.6.123 contained in Chapter 6—Priyatama (the most beloved devotees)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.6.123
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.6.123:
श्री-परीक्षिद् उवाच—
शृण्वन्न् असौ तत् पर-दुःख-कातरः कण्ठे गृहीत्वा मृदुल-स्वभावकः ।
रामं महा-दीनवद् अश्रु-धारया धौताङ्ग-रागोऽरुदद् उच्च-सुस्वरम् ॥ १२३ ॥śrī-parīkṣid uvāca—
śṛṇvann asau tat para-duḥkha-kātaraḥ kaṇṭhe gṛhītvā mṛdula-svabhāvakaḥ |
rāmaṃ mahā-dīnavad aśru-dhārayā dhautāṅga-rāgo'rudad ucca-susvaram || 123 ||Śrī Parīkṣit Mahārāja said: Hearing these agonizing words, the tender-hearted Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who is troubled to hear the anxiety and distress of others, caught hold of Śrī Balarāma’s neck and began to wail out in a loud voice like a broken-hearted person. Streams of tears washed away His bodily ointments.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
After hearing the distressful words of Śrī Baladeva, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who is tenderhearted and even troubled by the sorrow of His enemies (para-duḥkha-kātara), caught hold of the neck of His elder brother just like a person filled with pity and began to wail out in a loud voice. Due to the streams of tears, His bodily ointments washed off completely, and following this, an assortment of loud weeping has been portrayed.