Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 2.4.217, 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 2.4.217 contained in Chapter 4—Vaikuntha (the spiritual world)—of Part two (prathama-khanda).
Verse 2.4.217
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.4.217:
तथापि भगवद्-भक्ति-योग्यं न जायते फलम् ।
इति साधु-वरैस् तत् तत् तत्र तत्र विनिन्द्यते ॥ २१७ ॥tathāpi bhagavad-bhakti-yogyaṃ na jāyate phalam |
iti sādhu-varais tat tat tatra tatra vinindyate || 217 ||tathā api–nevertheless; bhagavat-bhakti–devotional service to the Lord; yogyam–favorable; na–not; jāyate–generated; phalam–the fruit; iti–thus; sādhu-varaiḥ–by pure saints; tat tat–those practices; tatra tatra–in various instances; vinindyate–is specifically condemned.
Nevertheless, this result is not favorable for bhakti. Therefore, unalloyed devotees condemn this worship.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
Śrī Nārada continues, “However, the real fruit of devotional service is the attainment of the vast treasure of love for Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet, by the strength of which one gains entrance into Bhagavān’s abodes, where one gets to meet directly with the Lord and engage in loving exchanges with Him. However, because this result is not achieved by the type of worship mentioned above, pure devotees denounce such worship and its results. This same condemnation is also found in many places in the Purāṇas.”