Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 2.3.119, 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 2.3.119 contained in Chapter 3—Bhajana (loving service)—of Part two (prathama-khanda).
Verse 2.3.119
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.3.119:
तद्-भक्ति-रस-कल्लोल-ग्राहको वैष्णवेडितः ।
अतः सर्वावतारेभ्यो भवतो महिमाधिकः ॥ ११९ ॥tad-bhakti-rasa-kallola-grāhako vaiṣṇaveḍitaḥ |
ataḥ sarvāvatārebhyo bhavato mahimādhikaḥ || 119 ||tat–to the Supreme Lord; bhakti-rasa–of the essential mellows of devotional service; kallola–waves; grāhakaḥ–one who seizes; vaiṣṇava–by the devotees; īḍitaḥ–eulogized; ataḥ–thus; sarva–all; avatārebhyaḥ–than other incarnations; bhavataḥ–your; mahimā–glories; adhikaḥ–superior.
Because you are the perceiver and knower of the waves of śrī-kṛṣṇabhakti-rasa, the Vaiṣṇavas praise you. Therefore, your glories are superior to all other incarnations of Śrī Bhagavān.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
Glorifying the nature of Śrī Śiva, Śrī Bhagavān’s associates say, “You are the knower and instigator of the waves of the nectar of devotion (bhakti-rasa) to Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Therefore, the Vaiṣṇavas always offer prayers to you.”