Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 2.2.229, 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 2.2.229 contained in Chapter 2—Jnana (knowledge)—of Part two (prathama-khanda).
Verse 2.2.229
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.2.229:
अतस् तत्रापि भवतो दीर्घ-वञ्छा-महा-फलम् ।
साक्षात् सम्पत्स्यते स्वीय-महा-मन्त्र-प्रभावतः ॥ २२९ ॥atas tatrāpi bhavato dīrgha-vañchā-mahā-phalam |
sākṣāt sampatsyate svīya-mahā-mantra-prabhāvataḥ || 229 ||ataḥ–thereafter; tatra–there; api–also; bhavataḥ–on account of your; dīrgha–long; vāñchā–of the desire; mahā–great; phalam–result; sākṣāt–directly; sampatsyate–will be attained; svīya–your own; mahā-mantra–of the great transcendental sound vibration; prabhāvataḥ–by the power.
Therefore, by the potency of your exalted mantra, your longcherished desire to obtain that great wealth will be directly fulfilled.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
The bhakti-śāstras say, “You have desired to see the Lord for a long time, and you will receive that great result.”
Śrī Gopa-kumāra might object, “I do not have a proper service attitude toward Śrī Bhagavān, so how can I receive His darśana?”
The bhakti-śāstras reply, “You will obtain that exalted fruit of your desires just by the power of chanting Śrī Madana-gopāla-deva’s tensyllable mantra.”