Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.7.122, 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 1.7.122 contained in Chapter 7—Purna (pinnacle of excellent devotees)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.7.122
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.7.122:
सर्वान्तरात्म-दृक् प्राह स-स्मितं नन्द-नन्दनः ।
अद्य केन निरुद्धोऽसौ यन् नायात्य् अत्र पूर्ववत् ॥ १२२ ॥sarvāntarātma-dṛk prāha sa-smitaṃ nanda-nandanaḥ |
adya kena niruddho'sau yan nāyāty atra pūrvavat || 122 ||Hearing all this, Śrī Nanda-nandana, who is the Supersoul in everyone’s hearts, smilingly spoke, “Why does Śrī Nārada not come as before? Today, who has stopped him from coming here?”
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
If you ask, “Why did the Lord not become angry with Śrī Nārada, although he performed an activity that caused great distress?” In reply, he says that Nanda-nandana Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the Supersoul (antaryāmī) within all living entities, that is, He knows the mental preferences (citta vṛtti) of everyone. Therefore, He also knows the tendency of Śrī Nārada. Śrī Nārada desired to engage in this activity in order to manifest the exalted glories of the residents of Vraja.
On the contrary, Śrī Nanda-nandana is the crown jewel of relishers of transcendental mellows (rasika-śiromaṇi). Thus, He smiled and inquired, “Why is Śrī Nārada not coming here as before? Who stopped him from coming here today? Rather, no one stopped him from coming before today; he used to come himself. So, why does he not come today the same way?”