Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 2.2.137, 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 2.2.137 contained in Chapter 2—Jnana (knowledge)—of Part two (prathama-khanda).
Verse 2.2.137
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.2.137:
अशेष-सोक-सन्त्रास-दुःख-हीनम् इदं पदम् ।
परम-र्द्धि-परानन्द-निचितं जगद्-अर्चितम् ॥ १३७ ॥aśeṣa-soka-santrāsa-duḥkha-hīnam idaṃ padam |
parama-rddhi-parānanda-nicitaṃ jagad-arcitam || 137 ||aśeṣa–all; śoka–lamentation; santrāsa–fear; duḥkha–distress; hīnam–without; idam–this; padam–abode; parama-ṛddhi–supreme opulence; para-ānanda–of greatest exultation; nicitam–full; jagatarcitam–worshiped by the people of all the worlds.
“Satyaloka is free from any trace of distress, fear, and lamentation. Supremely situated and filled with the greatest bliss, this best of all realms is worshiped by the whole universe.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
“What is Satyaloka like?”
Śrī Gopa-kumāra replies, “This planet named Satyaloka is free from all forms of fear and distress, and it encompasses the greatest perfection, opulence, and joy. Therefore, it is the most excellent abode and is worshiped throughout the entire universe.”