Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 2.3.76, 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 2.3.76 contained in Chapter 3—Bhajana (loving service)—of Part two (prathama-khanda).
Verse 2.3.76
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.3.76:
पति-व्रतोत्तमा सा तु देवी नन्द्य्-आदिभिः सह ।
प्रभुम् उत्साहयाम् आस वाद्य-सङ्कीर्तनादिभिः ॥ ७६ ॥pati-vratottamā sā tu devī nandy-ādibhiḥ saha |
prabhum utsāhayām āsa vādya-saṅkīrtanādibhiḥ || 76 ||pati-vratā–chaste; uttamā–best; sā–she; tu–also; devī–the goddess Pārvatī; nandi-ādibhiḥ saha–with Nandī and the others; prabhum–the Lord; utsāhayām āsa–encouraged; vādya–instrumental music; saṅkīrtana–singing; ādibhiḥ–beginning with.
Śrī Pārvatī-devī–the crest jewel of chaste wives–and Nandī, along with other associates, increased the enthusiasm of their lord by playing musical instruments, singing the names of the Lord, and so on.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
Śrī Gopa-kumāra says, “Ah! Seeing her lord lose his composure, Śrī Pārvatī-devī was not irritated in the least. Rather, because she is the best of chaste ladies, she joined him in his enthusiasm even while still sitting on his lap and encouraged him by playing musical instruments and singing glorifications of the Lord (saṅkīrtana).”