Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 2.1.53, 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 2.1.53 contained in Chapter 1—Vairagya (renunciation)—of Part two (prathama-khanda).
Verse 2.1.53
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.1.53:
मा मूर्ख कुरु सन्न्यासं द्रुतं श्री-मथुरां व्रज ।
तत्र वृन्दावनेऽवश्यं पूर्णार्थस् त्वं भविष्यसि ॥ ५३ ॥mā mūrkha kuru sannyāsaṃ drutaṃ śrī-mathurāṃ vraja |
tatra vṛndāvane'vaśyaṃ pūrṇārthas tvaṃ bhaviṣyasi || 53 ||mā–do not; mūrkha–O fool; kuru–accept; sannyāsam–the renounced order of life; drutam–quickly; śrī-mathurām–to Śrī Mathurā-maṇḍala; vraja–go; tatra–there; vṛndāvane–in Śrī Vṛndāvana; avaśyam–certainly; pūrṇa-arthaḥ–complete fulfillment; tvam–you; bhaviṣyasi–you will attain.
O fool! You must not accept sannyāsa. Quickly go to the district of Śrī Mathurā. There in Śrī Vṛndāvana, your desire will certainly be fulfilled.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
Śrī Parīkṣit says, “With words such as mahāmūrkha, meaning ‘big fool,’ the goddess and Mahādeva ordered the brāhmaṇa, ‘Go immediately to the district of Mathurā, within which exists the supremely ineffable holy place, Śrī Vṛndāvana-dhāma. There, you will achieve all your goals, and all your desires will surely be fulfilled.’”