Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.7.86, 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 1.7.86 contained in Chapter 7—Purna (pinnacle of excellent devotees)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.7.86
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.7.86:
श्री-परीक्षिद् उवाच—
श्रीमद्-गोपीजन-प्राणनाथः स-क्रोधम् आदिशत् ।
सा समानीयताम् अत्र मूर्ख-राज-सुता द्रुतम् ॥ ८६ ॥śrī-parīkṣid uvāca—
śrīmad-gopījana-prāṇanāthaḥ sa-krodham ādiśat |
sā samānīyatām atra mūrkha-rāja-sutā drutam || 86 ||Śrī Parīkṣit Mahārāja said: Hearing the words of Śrī Uddhava, the blessed Lord and life of the gopīs angrily demanded to quickly bring the daughter of that most foolish Satrājit, Satyabhāmā, there.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
Śrīman means one possessed of the wealth of topmost prema (parama-prema) or beautiful in every way. Prāṇanātha means the life and soul of the gopīs, that is, the Lord of the lives of Śrī Rādhā and the other gopīs, or that selfsame Śrī Kṛṣṇa who is the most beloved of the gopīs, Śrī Rādhā.
Thus, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who was unable to tolerate the envy of the gopīs, angrily ordered, “Bring the daughter of that most foolish Satrājit here.” The intention of addressing him as “most foolish” (mahā-mūḍha) is that this same foolish King Satrājit wrongly accused Śrī Bhagavān when someone absconded with the Syamantaka jewel. Therefore, He angrily said, “Bring the daughter of that most foolish Satrājit.” In other words, being the daughter of that most foolish person, Satrajīt, she also possessed qualities similar to Satrājit. Speaking in such a way, He rebuked Śrī Satyabhāmā-devī.