Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)

by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329

The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 2.3.174, 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 2.3.174 contained in Chapter 3—Bhajana (loving service)—of Part two (prathama-khanda).

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.3.174:

श्री-कृष्ण-चन्द्रस्य महानुकम्पा-स्माभिः स्थिरा त्वय्य् अवधारितास्ति ।
लीना न साक्षाद्-भगवद्-दिदृक्षा त्वत्तस् तपो-लोक-निवासि-वाक्यैः ॥ १७४ ॥

śrī-kṛṣṇa-candrasya mahānukampā-smābhiḥ sthirā tvayy avadhāritāsti |
līnā na sākṣād-bhagavad-didṛkṣā tvattas tapo-loka-nivāsi-vākyaiḥ || 174 ||

śrī-kṛṣṇa-candrasya–Śrī Kṛṣṇa who is brilliant like a full moon; mahā-anukampā–great mercy; asmābhiḥ–by us; sthirā–firm; tvayi–in you; avadhāritā–convinced; asti–there is; līnā–dissolve; na–not; sākṣāt–directly; bhagavad-didṛkṣā–the desire to see the Lord; tvattaḥ–from you; tapaḥ-loka-nivāsi–of the residents of Tapoloka; vākyaiḥ–by the words.

We are firmly convinced that Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s full grace is always upon you, because even upon hearing the words of the residents of Tapoloka, you did not become bewildered and your desire to directly see Bhagavān was not shaken.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)

“In our view, you are automatically successful, being the recipient of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s great mercy.”

Śrī Gopa-kumāra might ask, “What makes you say this?”

The Vaikuṇṭha pārṣadas reply, “When you were in Tapoloka, you heard the praise of meditation (mānasa-dhyāna) by Pippalāyana and the other Yogendras when they said, ‘Seeing the Lord in meditation is superior to seeing Him directly.’ But still you could not give up your desire to meet with Bhagavān personally. On the contrary, this longing of yours increased and is continuing to increase more and more.”

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