Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 2.1.128, 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 2.1.128 contained in Chapter 1—Vairagya (renunciation)—of Part two (prathama-khanda).
Verse 2.1.128
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.1.128:
कीदृशो जगद्-ईशोऽसौ कदा वा दृश्यतां मया ।
तद्-एक-लालसो हित्वा गृहादीन् जाह्नवीम् अगाम् ॥ १२८ ॥kīdṛśo jagad-īśo'sau kadā vā dṛśyatāṃ mayā |
tad-eka-lālaso hitvā gṛhādīn jāhnavīm agām || 128 ||kīdṛśaḥ–of what nature?; jagat-īśaḥ–the Lord of the universe; asau–He; kadā–when?; vā–and; dṛśyatām–will be seen; mayā–by me; tat–that; eka–exclusive; lālasaḥ–my desire; hitvā–leaving; gṛha-ādīn–home and so forth; jāhnavīm–to the river Jāhnavī; agām–I went.
“What is the nature of the Supreme Lord of the universe? When will I see Him?” Possessed by the desire to know this, one day I renounced my home and went to the bank of the river Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā).
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
Śrī Gopa-kumāra says, “I thought, ‘What is Jagadīśvara like? Is there anyone to whom His form can be compared? When will I receive His darśana?’” Having developed this type of longing, or eager desire, one day, Gopa-kumāra abruptly renounced home and left everything behind.