Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 2.4.260, 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 2.4.260 contained in Chapter 4—Vaikuntha (the spiritual world)—of Part two (prathama-khanda).
Verse 2.4.260
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.4.260:
कदापि शुभ्रैर् वर-चामरैः प्रभुं गायन् गुणान् वीजयति स्थितोऽग्रतः ।
कदाप्य् उपश्लोकयति स्व-निर्मितैश् चित्रैः स्तवैः श्री-हनूमान् कृताञ्जलिः ॥ २६० ॥kadāpi śubhrair vara-cāmaraiḥ prabhuṃ gāyan guṇān vījayati sthito'grataḥ |
kadāpy upaślokayati sva-nirmitaiś citraiḥ stavaiḥ śrī-hanūmān kṛtāñjaliḥ || 260 ||kadā api–sometimes; śubhraiḥ–spotless white; vara-cāmaraiḥ–with excellent yak-tail whisks; prabhum–the Lord; gāyan–singing; guṇān–the auspicious qualities; vījayati–he fans; sthitaḥ–standing; agrataḥ–before; kadā api–at times; upaślokayati–praises in verse; sva-nirmitaiḥ–self-composed; citraiḥ–unique; stavaiḥ–by verses of praise; śrī-hanumān–Śrī Hanumān; kṛta-añjaliḥ–with folded hands.
Sometimes, Śrī Hanumānjī would fan the Lord with a white cāmara while singing His glories. Sometimes, he would stand in front of the Lord and with folded hands praise the Lord with verses he had composed himself.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
Now, in two verses beginning with kadāpi, Śrī Gopa-kumāra describes Śrī Hanumānjī’s service. He says, “Sometimes Śrī Hanumān would stand behind the Lord and fan Him with a beautiful, white yak-tail fan, sometimes he would stand in front, glorifying the Lord’s qualities, and sometimes with palms joined, he would praise the Lord with wonderful verses he personally composed.”