Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 2.2.51, 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 2.2.51 contained in Chapter 2—Jnana (knowledge)—of Part two (prathama-khanda).
Verse 2.2.51
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.2.51:
अपूर्व-लब्धम् आनन्दं परमं प्राप्नुवंस् ततः ।
कारुण्यातिशयात् तस्य संसिद्धाशेष-वाञ्छितः ॥ ५१ ॥apūrva-labdham ānandaṃ paramaṃ prāpnuvaṃs tataḥ |
kāruṇyātiśayāt tasya saṃsiddhāśeṣa-vāñchitaḥ || 51 ||apūrva–never before; labdham–attained; ānandam–bliss; paramam–great; prāpnuvan–I attained; tataḥ–then; kāruṇya–mercy; atiśayāt–out of abundant; tasya–of Him; saṃsiddha–full perfection; aśeṣa–of all; vāñchitaḥ–desires.
By Śrī Jagadiśa’s boundless mercy, I felt unimaginable joy, and my yearnings for His darśana were unlimitedly satisfied.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
Śrī Gopa-kumāra says, “By Yajñeśvara’s unlimitedly powerful mercy, I received consummate bliss.” “What was the nature of that joy? It was absolutely astonishing, beyond anything I had ever experienced before. There, in being able to see Śrī Jagadiśa, I received the unlimited fruit of my desires. Therefore, this shows that the pinnacle of happiness of Maharloka is superior to that of both heaven and earth.”