Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 2.3.37, 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 2.3.37 contained in Chapter 3—Bhajana (loving service)—of Part two (prathama-khanda).
Verse 2.3.37
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.3.37:
यद्यपि स्व-प्रकाशोऽसाव् अतीतेन्द्रिय-वृत्तिकः ।
तत्-कारुण्य-प्रभावेन परं साक्षात् समीक्ष्यते ॥ ३७ ॥yadyapi sva-prakāśo'sāv atītendriya-vṛttikaḥ |
tat-kāruṇya-prabhāvena paraṃ sākṣāt samīkṣyate || 37 ||yadi api–although; sva-prakāśaḥ–self-manifesting; asau–He; atīta–beyond; indriya–of the senses; vṛttikaḥ–the actions; tat-kāruṇya–of His mercy; prabhāveṇa–by the power; param–only; sākṣāt–directly; samīkṣyate–He is seen.
Although He manifests only by His own wish, and He is beyond the function of the senses, still by the power of His mercy I was able to see Him directly.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
Śrī Gopa-kumāra says, “That Supreme Lord is sva-prakāśa, meaning ‘self-effulgent’ or ‘self-manifesting’. He reveals Himself; no one can make Him visible. Therefore, He is beyond the function of the senses and inconceivable to them. However, by the influence of His mercy, I not only had His direct darśana but also fully tasted the sweetness of the beauty of His body.”