Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 2.1.150, 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 2.1.150 contained in Chapter 1—Vairagya (renunciation)—of Part two (prathama-khanda).
Verse 2.1.150
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.1.150:
एवं दिनानि कतिचित् सानन्दं तत्र तिष्ठतः ।
तादृक्-पूजा-विधाने मे परमा ललसाजनि ॥ १५० ॥evaṃ dināni katicit sānandaṃ tatra tiṣṭhataḥ |
tādṛk-pūjā-vidhāne me paramā lalasājani || 150 ||evam–thus; dināni–days; katicit–some; sa-ānandam–with happiness; tatra–in that place; tiṣṭhataḥ–while residing; tādṛk–in this way; pūjā-vidhāne–for engaging in the process of worship; me–in me; paramā–great; lālasā–eagerness; ajani–developed.
Passing some days there in great happiness, witnessing the worship of Jagadīśvara, I also developed great eagerness to perform that method of worship.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
Śrī Gopa-kumāra has explained the glories of chanting the mantra. Now, to describe how his desire was fulfilled, he speaks three verses, beginning here with evam. He says, “I became eager to perform that same type of worship.” That is, he desired to worship the Lord in the manner established by the king.