Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)

by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329

The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 2.2.80, 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 2.2.80 contained in Chapter 2—Jnana (knowledge)—of Part two (prathama-khanda).

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.2.80:

इतस् ततो न दृष्ट्वा तम् अपृच्छं तान् महा-मुनीन् ।
न ते स्तुवन्तं माम् अग्रे नमन्तं लोकयन्त्य् अपि ॥ ८० ॥

itas tato na dṛṣṭvā tam apṛcchaṃ tān mahā-munīn |
na te stuvantaṃ mām agre namantaṃ lokayanty api || 80 ||

itaḥ tataḥ–here and there; na–not; dṛṣṭvā–seeing; tam–Him; apṛccham–I asked; tān–them; mahā-munīn–great sages; na–not; te–they; stuvantam–offering prayers; mām–me; agre–before; namantam–bowing down; lokayanti–they looked; api–even.

I wandered everywhere, but I did not find Śrī Jagadīśvara. Having no other recourse, I inquired from the great sages, but they did not reply. Although I even prostrated myself before them and offered prayers, they still did not even look at me.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)

Śrī Gopa-kumāra says, “I searched everywhere but was not able to see Śrī Jagadīśvara. I then inquired from those great sages, ‘Where in Tapoloka does Śrī Jagadīśvara reside?’ Not only did they not respond, but they also did not even look at me. Even though I prostrated myself before them and glorified them, they still completely ignored me.”

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