Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 2.4.5, 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 2.4.5 contained in Chapter 4—Vaikuntha (the spiritual world)—of Part two (prathama-khanda).
Verse 2.4.5
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.4.5:
तस्य प्रसादम् आसाद्य महा-गूढ-प्रकाशकम् ।
अन्वतिष्ठं यथादिष्टं भक्ति-योगम् अनारतम् ॥ ५ ॥tasya prasādam āsādya mahā-gūḍha-prakāśakam |
anvatiṣṭhaṃ yathādiṣṭaṃ bhakti-yogam anāratam || 5 ||tasya–his; prasādam–the mercy; āsādya–having attained; mahāgūḍha–most confidential truths; prakāśakam–which reveals; anvatiṣṭham–I followed; yathā–as; ādiṣṭam–instructed; bhaktiyogam–the yoga of devotional service; anāratam–without interruption.
By Śrī Gurudeva’s mercy, which reveals the most confidential truths of bhakti, I learned about the essential principles of devotional service (bhakti-tattva). Then, following his instructions, I began practicing bhakti-yoga without interruption.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
Śrī Gopa-kumāra says, “The mercy of Śrī Gurudeva reveals the most hidden, highly confidential science of bhakti. I received this mercy, and following his order, I began to execute uninterrupted bhakti-yoga, which is the means for reaching the abode of Vaikuṇṭha as well as for establishing one’s personal connection with the lotus feet of Śrī Bhagavān.”