Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.7.71, 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 1.7.71 contained in Chapter 7—Purna (pinnacle of excellent devotees)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.7.71
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.7.71:
स्तम्भाद्य्-अन्तरिताः सत्यो देव्योऽतिष्ठन् प्रभु-प्रियाः ।
सत्यभामा न तत्रागात् तां कृष्णोऽपृच्छद् उद्धवम् ॥ ७१ ॥stambhādy-antaritāḥ satyo devyo'tiṣṭhan prabhu-priyāḥ |
satyabhāmā na tatrāgāt tāṃ kṛṣṇo'pṛcchad uddhavam || 71 ||The beloved mahiṣīs of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, such as Śrī Rukmiṇī and the other queens, hid behind pillars and columns right from the very beginning. Only Śrī Satyabhāmā had not come to this place; therefore, Śrī Kṛṣṇa inquired from Śrī Uddhava about her.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
Śrī Rukmiṇī and all the other mahiṣīs were standing behind such supports as pillars and columns in a concealed way at the same place, because either they were the beloved of Bhagavān, or else Bhagavān was so dear to them. Whatever the case, seeing Śrī Satyabhāmā-devī had not come there yet, Bhagavān asked Śrī Uddhava about her, “Where is Satyabhāmā?”