Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.7.28, 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 1.7.28 contained in Chapter 7—Purna (pinnacle of excellent devotees)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.7.28
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.7.28:
अब्रवीत् पार्श्वतो वीक्ष्य यशोदां च हसन् मुदा ।
स्नेहात् तदानन-न्यस्त-निर्निमेषेक्षणाम् इव ॥ २८ ॥abravīt pārśvato vīkṣya yaśodāṃ ca hasan mudā |
snehāt tadānana-nyasta-nirnimeṣekṣaṇām iva || 28 ||Standing nearby, Yaśodā mātā was gazing upon the lotus face of Kṛṣṇa as if possessed by an unyielding stare. Seeing her, Śrī Kṛṣṇa began smiling and speaking vigorously.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
Yaśodā mātā was looking at the lotus face of Śrī Kṛṣṇa as if possessing an inflexible stare. Here the word iva is ironical, since the eyes of the bust were naturally not blinking. Nevertheless, Śrī Kṛṣṇa considered them fixed due to her love in the past, but that was only a perception of the eyes. Thus, it is understandable that even then, the semi-conscious state of Bhagavān had not completely shed away.