Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 2.2.55, 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 2.2.55 contained in Chapter 2—Jnana (knowledge)—of Part two (prathama-khanda).
Verse 2.2.55
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.2.55:
महर्षीनाम् एकतमो भूत्वा त्वम् अपि पूजय ।
जगद्-ईशम् इमं यज्ञैस् चिरम् आत्म-दिदृक्षितम् ॥ ५५ ॥maharṣīnām ekatamo bhūtvā tvam api pūjaya |
jagad-īśam imaṃ yajñais ciram ātma-didṛkṣitam || 55 ||mahā-ṛṣīṇām–among the great sages; ekatamaḥ–one; bhūtvā–becoming; tvam–you; api–also; pūjaya–should worship; jagadīśam–the Lord of the worlds; imam–this; yajñaiḥ–through sacrifices; ciram–eternally; ātma–of your heart; didṛkṣitam–the desired goal of sight.
For a long, long time you have yearned to see Yajñeśvara Śrī Jagadiśa. Now, become a maharṣi like us and constantly see and worship Him.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
Śrī Gopa-kumāra may ask, “What would I gain by becoming a brāhmaṇa?”
The great sages reply, “You would be accepted as one of us, as a maharṣi. This is especially significant because you have been desiring the divine vision of Lord Yajñeśvara for such a long time. After accepting the status of a brāhmaṇa, you will always be able to have His darśana through the performance of sacrifices.”