Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 2.3.61, 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 2.3.61 contained in Chapter 3—Bhajana (loving service)—of Part two (prathama-khanda).
Verse 2.3.61
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.3.61:
ज्ञात्वा भगवता तेन दृष्ट्यादिष्टस्य नन्दिनः ।
उपदेशेन शुद्धेन स्वयं मे स्फुरद् अञ्जसा ॥ ६१ ॥jñātvā bhagavatā tena dṛṣṭyādiṣṭasya nandinaḥ |
upadeśena śuddhena svayaṃ me sphurad añjasā || 61 ||jñātvā–understood; bhagavatā–by the omniscient bhagavān Śrī Mahādeva; tena–him; dṛṣṭyā–with a glance; ādiṣṭasya–who was instructed; nandinaḥ–of Nandīśvara; upadeśena–by the guidance; śuddhena–pure; svayam–naturally; me–to me; sphurat–manifested; añjasā–at once.
The omniscient bhagavān Śrī Mahādeva understood my intention and ordered Śrī Nandīśvara to instruct me. By Nandīśvara’s pure guidance, the truth of oneness easily manifested in my heart.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
Śrī Gopa-kumāra says, “The crest jewel of all omniscient personalities, the great lord Śrī Maheśvara, understood my intention and, with a glance, he ordered his foremost follower, Śrī Nandīśvara–or alternatively, the bull named Śrī Nandī, who is born from a portion of Śrī Bhagavān–to impart knowledge of the nondifference between Śrī Śiva and Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Due to his pure instructions, this understanding automatically manifested in my heart.”