Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 2.3.68, 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 2.3.68 contained in Chapter 3—Bhajana (loving service)—of Part two (prathama-khanda).
Verse 2.3.68
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.3.68:
तन्-निदानम् अनासाद्य सद्योऽज्ञासिषम् आमृशन् ।
श्रीमद्-गुरु-प्रसादाप्त-वस्तु-सेवा-प्रभावतः ॥ ६८ ॥tan-nidānam anāsādya sadyo'jñāsiṣam āmṛśan |
śrīmad-guru-prasādāpta-vastu-sevā-prabhāvataḥ || 68 ||tat-nidānam–the reason for that; anāsādya–not attaining; sadyaḥ–at once; ajñāsiṣam–I understood; āmṛśan–while thinking; śrīmatguru–of my glorious guru; prasāda–by the mercy; āpta–attained; vastu–to the substantial item; sevā–of service rendered; prabhāvataḥ–by the power.
At first I could not discern even a trace of the reason for my discontent, but as soon as I reflected on it, everything immediately became clear by the influence of my service to the mantra that Śrī Gurudeva had mercifully given me.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
Śrī Gopa-kumāra says, “At first, I could not grasp why I was dissatisfied. However, as soon as I pondered the situation, I could immediately understand everything. How is that? It was possible by the influence of my service to the ten-syllable mantra that Śrī Gurudeva had mercifully given me.”