Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 2.4.240, 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 2.4.240 contained in Chapter 4—Vaikuntha (the spiritual world)—of Part two (prathama-khanda).
Verse 2.4.240
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.4.240:
प्राग् अयोध्याभिगमने सद्-उपायम् इमं श्र्नु ।
श्री-राम-चन्द्र-पादाब्ज-सेवैक-रसिकैर् मतम् ॥ २४० ॥prāg ayodhyābhigamane sad-upāyam imaṃ śrnu |
śrī-rāma-candra-pādābja-sevaika-rasikair matam || 240 ||prāk–first; a-yodhyā–the unconquerable (city of the Raghu dynasty); abhigamane–for swiftly going; sat-upāyam–a good procedure; imam–this; śṛṇu–listen; śrī-rāmacandra-pāda-abja–to Śrī Rāmacandra’s lotus feet; sevā–service; eka–exclusive; rasikaiḥ–by they who relish transcendental mellows; matam–approved.
First, however, listen carefully to an excellent procedure for going to Ayodhyā. This is approved by the great devotees who relish the transcendental humors and are devoted to serving Śrī Rāmacandra’s lotus feet.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
Śrī Gopa-kumāra might wonder, “How can I go to Dvārakā?” Instructing Gopa-kumāra in the step-by-step method for reaching Dvārakā, Śrī Nārada first explains the way to reach Ayodhyā. This is related in four verses, beginning here with prāg, He says, “First, listen to this excellent method that I will narrate to you. It is a method approved by the rasika servitors who are devoted to the lotus feet of Śrī Rāmacandra.”