Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.7.2, 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 1.7.2 contained in Chapter 7—Purna (pinnacle of excellent devotees)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.7.2
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.7.2:
तत्रान्य-बोधकाभावात् स्वयम् आगाच् चतुर्मुखः ।
वृतो वेद-पुराणाद्यैः परिवारैः सुरैर् अपि ॥ २ ॥tatrānya-bodhakābhāvāt svayam āgāc caturmukhaḥ |
vṛto veda-purāṇādyaiḥ parivāraiḥ surair api || 2 ||There was no recipient for solace—all became bewildered themselves! Therefore, four-headed Brahmā himself appeared, encircled by his own associates, the Vedas, Purāṇas and demigods.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
Inside the Dvārakā compound, everyone, including his family guru, priests and others, were bewildered with no one to entrust their solace. Therefore, at that time Śrī Brahmā, surrounded by his own associates, the Vedas, Purāṇas and so on appeared. Scriptures such as the Vedas and Purāṇas are Śrī Brahmā’s family too, so this indicates a superabundance of jñāna or knowledge.