Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 2.1.188, 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 2.1.188 contained in Chapter 1—Vairagya (renunciation)—of Part two (prathama-khanda).
Verse 2.1.188
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.1.188:
दण्डवत् प्रणमन्तं मां दृष्ट्वाशीर्वाद-पूर्वकम् ।
आश्लिष्याज्ञापयाम् आस सर्वज्ञोऽनुग्रहाद् इदम् ॥ १८८ ॥daṇḍavat praṇamantaṃ māṃ dṛṣṭvāśīrvāda-pūrvakam |
āśliṣyājñāpayām āsa sarvajño'nugrahād idam || 188 ||daṇḍa-vat–like a fallen rod; praṇamantam–bowing down; mām–me; dṛṣṭvā–seeing; āśīḥ-vāda-pūrvakam–with benedictions; āśliṣya–embracing; ājñāpayām āsa–instructed; sarva-jñaḥ–being all-knowing; anugrahāt–out of mercy; idam–as follows.
I approached him and prostrated myself before him. Seeing me, my omniscient gurudeva benedicted me and embraced me. He understood my heart’s concern and mercifully instructed me as follows.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
Śrī Gopa-kumāra says, “Gurudeva, being omniscient, understood my innermost desire. Pronouncing a benediction, he embraced me and mercifully instructed me.” His advice is described in the next three-and-a-half verses.