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 1.3.37-38, 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 1.3.37-38 contained in Chapter 3鈥擯rapancatita (beyond the Material Plane)鈥攐f Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.3.37-38
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.3.37-38:
啶侧啶曕啶多 啶溹啶炧ぞ啶ㄠう啷� 啶溹啶炧ぞ啶ㄠ 啶啶曕啶む 啶啶曕啶むた-啶啶班う啷嬥そ啶啶 啶呧す啶 啷�
啶啷嵿い啷� 啶啷嵿い啶�-啶啶班う啷� 啶掂た啶粪啶｀啶班 啶囙い啷嵿く啷�-啶嗋う啷嵿く啷�-啶呧す啶權啶曕啶班た啶ぞ啶掂啶む 啷� 啷┼キ 啷�
啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ-啶椸啶班ぞ啶�-啶曕ぐ啷� 啶樴啶班 啶す啶�-啶曕ぞ啶侧 啶膏ぎ啶距啶む 啷�
啶掂た啶侧啷嵿啷囙そ啶多啶�-啶膏啶灌ぞ啶�-啶むぞ啶じ-啶膏啶�-啶啶班く啷嬥啶ㄠぞ啶む 啷� 啷┼ギ 啷�loke艣o j帽膩nado j帽膩n墨 mukto mukti-prado'py aham |
bhakto bhakti-prado vi峁ａ箛or ity-膩dy-aha峁卥riy膩v峁泃a岣� || 37 ||
sarva-gr膩sa-kare ghore mah膩-k膩le sam膩gate |
惫颈濒补箩箩别'艣别峁-蝉补峁僪腻谤补-迟腻尘补蝉补-蝉惫补-辫谤补测辞箩补苍腻迟 || 38 ||I am entrenched in false pride, considering myself master of the world, as both the giver of knowledge and knowledgeable, the liberator and liberated, a devotee and dispenser of 惫颈峁ａ箛耻-产丑补办迟颈.
However, at the time of cosmic devastation when the hideous 惭补丑腻-办腻濒补 manifests and devours everyone, at that time the t膩masic work of destruction of the entire world is my assigned duty. Now, remembering all these things, I feel embarrassed.
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)
鈥淚 am the 补丑补峁卥腻谤补 膩dhi峁ａ弓hat峁� devat膩, the lone presiding deity of false ego; what to speak of that, I am myself entrenched in false ego. What great pride I have is told in the verses beginning with 濒辞办别艣补, master of the world. I am covered by these egos, thinking, 鈥業 am a devotee of 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, I am the bestower of 惫颈峁ａ箛耻-bhakti, and so forth.鈥欌��
The word 腻诲颈 suggests an array of erroneous, egotistical titles that are bestowed upon him: 鈥淚 am the best recipient of 痴颈峁ａ箛耻鈥檚 mercy; the dearmost; the lord of the universe; the bestower of knowledge; a learned person; liberated and liberator. Factually, for one who creates 补丑补峁卥腻谤补 in others, that person himself must be a great 补丑补峁卥腻谤墨, or bearer of false ego, rightfully so. Therefore, the slightest trace of 艢r墨 碍峁涐梗峁嘺鈥檚 mercy is not present in me.
鈥淢oreover, consider that the activity of the annihilation of the entire world is my responsibility. Simply remembering these things is a source of shame. Knowing that it is my personal responsibility makes me feel so shameful that I must lower my head.鈥�