Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 2.3.120, 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 2.3.120 contained in Chapter 3—Bhajana (loving service)—of Part two (prathama-khanda).
Verse 2.3.120
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.3.120:
श्री-गोप-कुमार उवाच—
निज-स्तुत्या तया तस्मिन् ह्रिया तूष्णीं स्थिते प्रभौ ।
भगवत्-पार्षदास् ते माम् आश्लिष्योचुः सुहृद्-वराः ॥ १२० ॥śrī-gopa-kumāra uvāca—
nija-stutyā tayā tasmin hriyā tūṣṇīṃ sthite prabhau |
bhagavat-pārṣadās te mām āśliṣyocuḥ suhṛd-varāḥ || 120 ||śrī-gopa-kumāraḥ uvāca–Śrī Gopa-kumāra said; nija–own; stutyā tayā–by this glorification; tasmin–of him; hriyā–out of shyness; tūṣṇīm sthite–remained silent; prabhau–the Lord; bhagavatpārṣadāḥ–the associates of the Lord; te–they; mām–me; āśliṣya–embracing; ūcuḥ–said; suhṛd-varāḥ–the best well-wishers.
Śrī Gopa-kumāra said: Embarrassed to hear himself praised, Śrī Śiva remained silent. Then, Bhagavān’s associates, who are the crest jewels of well-wishers, embraced me and spoke.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
Śrī Gopa-kumāra says, “Hearing Śrī Bhagavān’s personal associates praise him, the saintly Śrī Śiva, out of modesty, kept silent. Great personalities are embarrassed to hear their glories spoken, and therefore it is not surprising that Śrī Mahādeva, who is the crest jewel of great personalities, became shy. Then the Vaikuṇṭha associates, who are the foremost of those who are causelessly merciful, embraced me and began to speak to me.”