Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 2.2.238, 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 2.2.238 contained in Chapter 2—Jnana (knowledge)—of Part two (prathama-khanda).
Verse 2.2.238
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.2.238:
मत्-प्रसाद-प्रभावेन यथा-कामम् इतस् ततः ।
भ्रमित्वा परमाश्चर्य-शतान्य् अनुभविष्यसि ॥ २३८ ॥mat-prasāda-prabhāvena yathā-kāmam itas tataḥ |
bhramitvā paramāścarya-śatāny anubhaviṣyasi || 238 ||mat–My; prasāda–of mercy; prabhāveṇa–by the power; yathākāmam–at your wish; itaḥ tataḥ–here and there; bhramitvā–wandering; parama-āścarya–of wonders; śatāni–hundreds; anubhaviṣyasi–you will experience.
By the influence of My mercy, you will freely wander here and there, experiencing hundreds of the most glorious wonders.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
Śrī Gopa-kumāra might object to Śrī Bhagavān, “My ultimate desire is to enjoy wonderful pastimes with You in Śrī Vṛndāvana. This is the only thing that pleases me.”
Śrī Bhagavān replies, “Truly, you will indeed obtain that happiness at the appropriate time. Now, by My mercy, you should freely wander about as you desire. Crossing the eight layers of the brahmāṇḍa, travel to the abode of liberation, Śrī Vaikuṇṭha, and beyond, and experience hundreds of marvelous wonders.”