Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 2.3.63, 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 2.3.63 contained in Chapter 3—Bhajana (loving service)—of Part two (prathama-khanda).
Verse 2.3.63
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.3.63:
सुखं तद्-गण-मध्येऽहं प्रविष्टः प्रीणितोऽखिलैः ।
शैवैः श्री-नन्दिनोऽश्रौषं वृत्तम् एतद् विलक्षणम् ॥ ६३ ॥sukhaṃ tad-gaṇa-madhye'haṃ praviṣṭaḥ prīṇito'khilaiḥ |
śaivaiḥ śrī-nandino'śrauṣaṃ vṛttam etad vilakṣaṇam || 63 ||sukham–happily; tat-gaṇa-madhye–in the midst of his associates; aham–I; praviṣṭaḥ–entered; prīṇataḥ–increased my pleasure; akhilaiḥ–all; śaivaiḥ–Lord Śiva’s associates; śrī-nandinaḥ–of Śrī Nandī; aśrauṣam–I heard; vṛttam–an account; etat–this; vilakṣaṇam–extraordinary.
I cheerfully joined Śrī Śiva’s followers, who increased my pleasure even more. Then I heard an extraordinary account from the bull named Śrī Nandī, Lord Śiva’s carrier.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
Śrī Gopa-kumāra says, “With great happiness I joined Śrī Śiva’s associates, who all delighted my heart. Then I heard the narration of the bull Śrī Nandī. As I was a cowherd boy who loves the cows, naturally I developed affection for that bull. I was very happy to stay with him and hear his instructions.”