Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 2.2.140, 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 2.2.140 contained in Chapter 2—Jnana (knowledge)—of Part two (prathama-khanda).
Verse 2.2.140
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.2.140:
जगद्-ईशाद् विधातेव लालनं चेद् अभीप्ससि ।
तन्-महा-पुरुषादिष्ट-मन्त्र-शक्त्या फलिष्यति ॥ १४० ॥jagad-īśād vidhāteva lālanaṃ ced abhīpsasi |
tan-mahā-puruṣādiṣṭa-mantra-śaktyā phaliṣyati || 140 ||jagat-īśāt–from the Lord of the worlds; vidhātā–the creator; iva–like; lālanam–for affection; cet–if; abhīpsasi–you hanker; tat–then; mahā-puruṣa–by that great personality (your gurudeva); ādiṣṭa–taught; mantra-śaktyā–by the power of your mantra; phaliṣyati–the result will come.
“O mind, if you desire to be pampered with the same affection that Śrī Jagadīśvara lavishes on Śrī Brahmā, then that good fortune can also be yours by the power of the mantra taught to you by that great soul (your gurudeva).”
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
Śrī Gopa-kumāra says, “O mind, if you desire the tender loving care that Śrī Jagadīśvara gives to Śrī Brahmā, then chant the mantra taught to you by that indescribably great personality (śrī gurudeva). By the power of chanting, you, too, will achieve that good fortune.”