Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)

by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329

The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.7.132, 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 1.7.132 contained in Chapter 7—Purna (pinnacle of excellent devotees)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.7.132:

श्री-परीक्षिद् उवाच—
मुनिर् जय-जयोद्घोषैः स-वीणा-गीतम् ऐडत ।
व्रज-क्रीडोत्थ-नामाढ्यैः कीर्तनैश् च वर-प्रदम् ॥ १३२ ॥

śrī-parīkṣid uvāca
munir jaya-jayodghoṣaiḥ sa-vīṇā-gītam aiḍata |
vraja-krīḍottha-nāmāḍhyaiḥ kīrtanaiś ca vara-pradam || 132 ||

Śrī Parīkṣit Mahārāja said: Hearing this, Śrī Nārada Muni began to shout out, “Jaya, jaya!” and glorify Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the grantor of boons, while playing on his viṇā and performing the kīrtana of His names that manifested from the pastimes of Vraja.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)

Thereafter, Śrī Nārada began to glorify Bhagavān in order to obtain the most unattainable and topmost boons desired by him. How did he pray? While playing on his viṇā and calling out “jaya, jaya” he repeatedly performed the kīrtana of the names of Bhagavān that became manifest from the Vraja-related pastimes. For example: “O Grand festival of Gokula! O Śrī Yaśodā-nandana! O Śrī Nandanandana! O Beloved of the gopas and the gopīs! O Śrī Gopījanamanohara! O Pūtanā-mocana!” By singing these names, he began to praise the Lord, the bestower of benedictions.

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