Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by 艢谤墨 艢谤墨mad Bhaktived膩nta N膩r膩yana Gosv膩m墨 Mah膩r膩ja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.1.14, 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 1.1.14 contained in Chapter 1鈥擝hauma (the earthly plane)鈥攐f Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.1.14
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.1.14:
啶多啶班-啶溹え啶啶溹く 啶夃さ啶距鈥�
啶� 啶掂啶多ぎ啷嵿お啶距く啶ㄠぞ啶む 啶啶班ぞ啶啶む 啶啶班す啷嵿ぎ啶ㄠ 啶 啶ぞ啶班い啷� 啶班じ啶� 啷�
啶む啶掂い啷嵿い啷� 啶侧が啷嵿ぇ啶� 啶� 啶む啷�-啶涏啶粪 啶ぇ啷佮ぐ啷囙ぃ 啶膏ぎ啶距お啶� 啷� 啷оオ 啷�艣r墨-janamejaya uv膩ca鈥�
na vai艣amp膩yan膩t pr膩pto brahman yo bh膩rate rasa岣� |
tvatto labdha岣� sa tac-che峁峁� madhure峁嘺 sam膩paya || 14 ||艢谤墨 Janamejaya said: O 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, even after hearing the narration of 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补, I never achieved that sweet mellow emanating from the lips of the great sage Vai艣amp膩yana. Therefore, please bring that 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 to its climax with its sweet mellow.
Commentary: Dig-dar艣in墨-峁玨膩 with Bh膩v膩nuv膩da
(By 艢谤墨la San膩tana Gosv膩m墨 himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
鈥淥 exalted 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, O personified form of the Veda, 艢谤墨 Jaimini, I never received that mellow from hearing the recital of 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 from the lips of the 尘补丑补谤峁 Vai艣amp膩yana. I am receiving that nectar now from your lotus mouth, because you are serving with the mellow of bhakti-rasa. Therefore, please conclude the final portion of that 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 with that sweet mellow (madhura rasa).鈥�
Just as a servant first serves the bitter then pungent preparations, capping off the variety of savories with sweet rice, similarly, according to the aphorism of madhure峁嘺 sam膩payet, completely satisfy me with a sweet nectarean conclusion鈥攖his is the implication here.