Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 2.2.52, 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 2.2.52 contained in Chapter 2—Jnana (knowledge)—of Part two (prathama-khanda).
Verse 2.2.52
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.2.52:
दयालूनां महर्षीणां सङ्गत्येतस् ततो भ्रमन् ।
प्रत्यावसं तथैवाहं अद्रक्षं जगद्-ईश्वरम् ॥ ५२ ॥dayālūnāṃ maharṣīṇāṃ saṅgatyetas tato bhraman |
pratyāvasaṃ tathaivāhaṃ adrakṣaṃ jagad-īśvaram || 52 ||dayālūnām–kind; mahā-ṛṣīṇām–of the great sages; saṅgatyā–with the company; itaḥ tataḥ–here and there; bhraman–wandering; pratiāvāsam–in every home; tathā–thus; eva–indeed; aham–I; adrākṣam–saw; jagad-īśvaram–the Lord of the worlds.
Wandering about with those kind-hearted sages, I saw that in every house, the Lord of the universe was being worshiped in the same manner.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
In this verse beginning with dayālunām, Śrī Gopa-kumāra speaks about the opulence of Maharloka, which is even superior to that of Svarga. He says, “With those merciful sages, I wandered throughout that whole region. In every home, I saw Bhagavān Yajñeśvara manifest Himself from the sacrificial fire pit and accept and eat the sacrificial offerings with His own hands. This kind of exhibition of the Lord’s mystic opulence was not to be seen in Svarga.”