Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 2.3.143, 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 2.3.143 contained in Chapter 3—Bhajana (loving service)—of Part two (prathama-khanda).
Verse 2.3.143
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.3.143:
त्वरा चेद् विद्यते श्रीमद्-वैकुण्ठालोकने तव ।
सर्वाभीष्ट-प्रद-श्रेष्ठां तां श्री-व्रज-भुवं व्रज ॥ १४३ ॥tvarā ced vidyate śrīmad-vaikuṇṭhālokane tava |
sarvābhīṣṭa-prada-śreṣṭhāṃ tāṃ śrī-vraja-bhuvaṃ vraja || 143 ||tvarā–quickly; cet–if; vidyate–is; śrīmad-vaikuṇṭha–of splendid Vaikuṇṭha; ālokane–in seeing; tava–your; sarva–all; abhīṣṭa–intense hankerings; prada–fulfilling; śreṣṭhām–excellent; tām–that; śrīvraja-bhuvam–to Śrī Vraja-bhūmi; vraja–go.
Therefore, O Śrī Gopa-kumāra! If you desire to reach Vaikuṇṭha quickly, then go to Śrī Vraja-bhūmi. That land of Vraja is excellent in fulfilling all desires.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
Having concluded the secondary topic under discussion, the Vaikuṇṭha pārṣadas present the essence of the main topic. They say, “After reaching Śivaloka by the mercy of Śrī Maheśvara, one gradually moves on to Vaikuṇṭha. However, if you are unable to tolerate the delay, then go to that celebrated Śrī Vraja-bhūmi, which is dear to you. Why? The land of Vraja is the best of those places that can quickly fulfill all desires, and it does so in an unparalleled way.”