Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 2.3.55, 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 2.3.55 contained in Chapter 3—Bhajana (loving service)—of Part two (prathama-khanda).
Verse 2.3.55
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.3.55:
हर्ष-वेगाद् उपव्रज्य श्रीमन्-नन्दीश्वराह्वयम् ।
अपृच्छं तद्-गणाध्यक्षं तद्-वृत्तान्तं विशेषतः ॥ ५५ ॥harṣa-vegād upavrajya śrīman-nandīśvarāhvayam |
apṛcchaṃ tad-gaṇādhyakṣaṃ tad-vṛttāntaṃ viśeṣataḥ || 55 ||harṣa–of bliss; vegāt–because of the influence; upavrajya–approaching; śrīmat-nandīśvara–Śrīman Nandīśvara; āhvayam–named; apṛccham–I asked; tat-gaṇa–of their group; adhyakṣam–the leader; tat-vṛttāntam–His (Lord Śiva’s) history; viśeṣataḥ–in detail.
Feeling supreme joy, I approached and specifically inquired about him from the leader of his associates, Śrīman Nandīśvara.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
Śrī Gopa-kumāra says, “Bursting with joy, I approached Gaurīpati. Addressing Śrīman Nandīśvara, who is Gaurīpati’s foremost servant, I specifically inquired, ‘Who is he? Where does he live and where is he going?’”