Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 2.2.70, 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 2.2.70 contained in Chapter 2—Jnana (knowledge)—of Part two (prathama-khanda).
Verse 2.2.70
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.2.70:
सनत्-कुमार-नामायं ज्येष्ठोऽस्माकं महत्तमः ।
आत्मारामाप्त-कामानाम् आद्याचार्यो बृहद्-व्रतः ॥ ७० ॥sanat-kumāra-nāmāyaṃ jyeṣṭho'smākaṃ mahattamaḥ |
ātmārāmāpta-kāmānām ādyācāryo bṛhad-vrataḥ || 70 ||sanat-kumāra-nāmā–named Sanat-kumāra; ayam–he; jyeṣṭhaḥ–most senior; asmākam–our; mahat-tamaḥ–a very great soul; ātmaārāma–and delights in the self; āpta-kāmānām–for those whose desires are fulfilled; ādya-ācāryaḥ–the first exemplary preceptor; bṛhatvrataḥ–he has undertaken ‘the great vow’ (celibacy).
The maharṣis replied, “His name is Śrī Sanat-kumāra, and he is the eldest and most exalted of all of us. He is the original preceptor of those who are self-satisfied (ātmā-rāma) and those whose desires have been satiated (āpta-kāma), and he maintains a powerful vow of lifelong celibacy.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
The exalted sages say, “We are all the sons of Brahmā, and he is our eldest brother and chief, excelling us in all good qualities. He is the original preceptor, or ācārya, of those who rejoice in the self (ātmā-rāma) and who are self-content (āpta-kāma). He observes a great vow of lifelong celibacy (naiṣṭhika brahmacārī). His name is Śrī Sanat-kumāra.”