Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)

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

The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 2.4.24, 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 2.4.24 contained in Chapter 4—Vaikuntha (the spiritual world)—of Part two (prathama-khanda).

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.4.24:

तं मत्वा श्री-हरिं नाथ पाहीति मुहुर् आलपन् ।
नमन् कर्णौ पिधायाहं संज्ञयानेन वारितः ॥ २४ ॥

taṃ matvā śrī-hariṃ nātha pāhīti muhur ālapan |
naman karṇau pidhāyāhaṃ saṃjñayānena vāritaḥ || 24 ||

tam–him; matvā–considering; śrī-harim–Śrī Hari; nātha–O master; pāhi–please protect; iti–thus; muhuḥ–repeatedly; ālapan–saying; naman–bowing down; karṇau–his two ears; pidhāya–covering; aham–I; samjñayā–with gestures; anena–by him; vāritaḥ–prohibited.

Taking that person to be Śrī Hari Himself, I repeatedly offered him obeisances while saying, “O Lord, please protect me.” As soon as he heard “O Lord,” he put his fingers in both ears and gestured for me to stop.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

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

Śrī Gopa-kumāra says, “Therefore, thinking that he was the Lord of Vaikuṇṭha, Śrī Hari Himself, I began to bow down over and over again, while exclaiming, ‘O Lord! Lord of the universe! Please protect me.’ Unable to tolerate this inappropriate address, that Vaikuṇṭha resident who was entering the city covered his ears with his hands. He pressed the tip of his tongue under his teeth and waved his hands, indicating that I stop speaking like that. He covered his ears because it was unbefitting for him to hear himself addressed as ‘O Lord!’”

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