Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by 艢r墨 艢r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 1.2.96-97, 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 1.2.96-97 contained in Chapter 2鈥擠ivya (the celestial plane)鈥攐f Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.2.96-97
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.2.96-97:
啶呧ぅ 啶掂ぞ啶-啶啶班ぞ啶｀じ啷嵿く 啶い啶 啶忇い啶︵ 啶啶班さ啷�啶啶 啶呧す啶 啷�
啶多啶班-啶す啶距う啷囙さ-啶侧啶曕じ啷� 啶む 啶膏お啷嵿い啶距さ啶班ぃ啶む 啶す啶苦 啷� 啷ガ 啷�
啶ㄠた啶む啶 啶膏啶栢ぎ啶 啶膏い啷嵿く啷� 啶侧き啷嵿く啶膏 啶むい啷�-啶膏啶掂啷嬥い啷嵿い啶啶� 啷� 啷キ 啷�atha v膩yu-pur膩峁嘺sya matam etad brav墨my aham |
艣r墨-mah膩deva-lokas tu sapt膩vara峁嘺to bahi岣� || 96 ||
nitya岣� sukhamaya岣� satyo labhyas tat-sevakottamai岣� || 97 ||Now, please hear as I speak from the viewpoint of the 痴腻测耻 笔耻谤腻峁嘺. Beyond the seven external layers and coverings of this 产谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉补, such as the Earth, 艢r墨 艢颈惫补loka exists. It is eternal, blissful and thoroughly real. Only the best of all servitors achieve that planet.
Commentary: Dig-dar艣in墨-峁玨膩 with Bh膩v膩nuv膩da
(By 艢r墨la San膩tana Gosv膩m墨 himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
If on Mt. 碍补颈濒腻蝉补 his opulence is sparsely manifest, then where is he presently residing with full majestic opulence? 叠谤补丑尘腻 is speaking comparatively with the words, 艣谤墨-尘补丑腻诲别惫补濒辞办补蝉 and so on. Beyond the seven outer coverings such as earth, water and so forth, on the outer portion of this 产谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉补, 艢r墨 艢颈惫补loka exists. It is eternal and indestructible, that is, as that 产谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉补 is not destructible or illusory, it is an eternal, real manifestation. Therefore, it is never in contact with sorrow鈥攊t is full of happiness, a fully matured state of happiness. So, all of 艢r墨 惭补丑腻诲别惫补鈥檚 best devotees achieve this planet.
Who are the topmost devotees? Those who can perceive the subtle nondifference between 艢r墨 艢颈惫补 and 艢r墨 碍峁涐梗峁嘺, they are the best devotees. 艢r墨 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 has the qualities of the supreme controller, and those who understand this never maintain a separatist mentality between 艢r墨 艢颈惫补 and 艢r墨 碍峁涐梗峁嘺. In order to expand bhakti, 蝉补谤惫别艣惫补谤补 艢r墨 K峁浥涐箛a is worshipable in the form of His 产丑补办迟腻惫补迟补谤补, the incarnation of a devotee鈥斉歳墨 艢颈惫补. In this way, realized devotees who do not possess a separatist mentality attain this divine 艢r墨 艢颈惫补loka. Conversely, those fruitive persons and speculators who consider 艢r墨 艢颈惫补 separately from 艢r墨 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 and worship 艢r墨 艢颈惫补 as the supreme controller (墨艣惫补谤补) can never go to that divine 艢颈惫补loka.