Verse 3.9.360

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.9.360:

যাহা করিলেন সে তাহান কর্ম নয আবেশের কর্ম ইহা জানিহ নিশ্চয ॥ ৩৬০ ॥

याहा करिलेन से ताहान कर्म नय आवेशेर कर्म इहा जानिह निश्चय ॥ ३६० ॥

yāhā karilena se tāhāna karma naya āveśera karma ihā jāniha niścaya || 360 ||

yaha karilena se tahana karma naya avesera karma iha janiha niscaya (360)

English translation:

(360) Whatever Bhṛgu Muni did was not on his account, rather he acted on the inspiration of providence.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

Although Bhṛgu, the son of Brahmā, was an insignificant living entity, and he performed an act that appeared most abominable to the eyes of ordinary people and that was not befitting a devotee, yet he acted that way as an empowered incarnation for the benefit of those who out of foolishness cannot understand the supreme position of Viṣṇu among Hari, Hara, and Viriñci. Śrī Śaṅkara, the Māyāvāda ācārya, concealed his mood as an eternal servant while also acting as an empowered incarnation. Śrī

Śaṅkarācārya was the empowered incarnation of Rudra, while Śrī Bhṛgu and Śrī Vyāsadeva were empowered incarnations of Viṣṇu. The sages coming in Brahmās line were empowered incarnations of Brahmā.

Therefore it is the Supreme Lord residing as the director in the hearts of all living entities who inspires them to display various pastimes.

Although insignificant living entities like the karmīs and the smārta so- called brāhmaṇas give Bhṛgu an exalted position, the devotees do not see him like that. Only those who have discussed the viśrambha-sevā, or confidential service, of the Supreme Lord in the madhura-rasa practiced in the Vallabha-sampradāya, which follows the path of anurāga, or attachment, can understand the characteristics of Bhṛgu.