Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.7.131, 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 1.7.131 contained in Chapter 7—Purna (pinnacle of excellent devotees)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.7.131
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.7.131:
इत्य् एवम् उपकारोऽद्य भवताकारि मे महान् ।
तत् तेऽस्मि परम-प्रीतो निजाभीष्टान् वरान् शृणु ॥ १३१ ॥ity evam upakāro'dya bhavatākāri me mahān |
tat te'smi parama-prīto nijābhīṣṭān varān śṛṇu || 131 ||O sage among the demigods, you have greatly benefited me, I am very pleased with you; therefore, you may ask for your desired boon.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
“O Śrī Nārada, You have greatly benefited Me by making Me remember the gopīs in the best fashion.” In this way, concluding the subject under discussion, Bhagavān remarks, “I am very pleased with you—please ask for your desired boon.”