Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 2.3.128, 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 2.3.128 contained in Chapter 3—Bhajana (loving service)—of Part two (prathama-khanda).
Verse 2.3.128
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.3.128:
तेषां कस्मिंश्चिद् एकस्मिन् श्रद्धयानुष्ठिते सति ।
स्वयम् आविर्भवेत् प्रेमा श्रीमत्-कृष्ण-पदाब्जयोः ॥ १२८ ॥teṣāṃ kasmiṃścid ekasmin śraddhayānuṣṭhite sati |
svayam āvirbhavet premā śrīmat-kṛṣṇa-padābjayoḥ || 128 ||teṣām–of them; kasmiṃścit–in anyone; ekasmin–in one; śraddhayā–with faith; anuṣṭhite–situated under guidance; sati–being; svayam–automatically; āvirbhavet–it can manifest; premā–pure love; śrīmat–splendid; kṛṣṇa-pada-abjayoḥ–for the lotus feet of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
Still, by the faithful execution of any one aspect of the ninefold process of bhakti, pure love for the lotus feet of Śrī Kṛṣṇa automatically manifests in the heart.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
The Vaikuṇṭha pārṣadas say, “As soon as one develops niṣṭhā (unwavering dedication) for any one of the nine processes of bhakti, while executing it with faith and trust, prema for Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet automatically arises.”