Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.7.81, 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 1.7.81 contained in Chapter 7—Purna (pinnacle of excellent devotees)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.7.81
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.7.81:
अथ श्री-रुक्मिणी देवी सहर्षम् इदम् अब्रवीत् ।
यद्-वाक्य-श्रवणात् सर्व-भक्तानां प्रेम वर्धते ॥ ८१ ॥atha śrī-rukmiṇī devī saharṣam idam abravīt |
yad-vākya-śravaṇāt sarva-bhaktānāṃ prema vardhate || 81 ||Afterwards, Śrī Rukmiṇī-devī happily spoke some words. The love of all the devotees towards Bhagavān will increase on hearing those words.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
Thereafter, whatever Śrī Rukmiṇī-devī happily spoke follows plausibly in the three verses beginning with yā bhartṛputrādi (82-84). Actually, after hearing these words, the love of devotees towards Bhagavān will increase, because Śrī Rukmiṇī-devī sang the glories of those loving devotees more than any one else.