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 1.3.54, 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 1.3.54 contained in Chapter 3鈥擯rapancatita (beyond the Material Plane)鈥攐f Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.3.54
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.3.54:
啶ぞ啶炧啶氞き啷屶い啶苦-啶︵啶灌ぞ 啶 啶ぐ啷嵿い啷嵿く-啶侧啶�-啶ㄠた啶掂ぞ啶膏た啶ㄠ 啷�
啶啶掂う啷�-啶啷嵿い啶�-啶班じ啶苦啶� 啶ㄠぎ啶膏啶ぞ 啶ぞ啶︵啶多ぞ啶� 啶膏う啶� 啷� 啷オ 啷�p膩帽cabhautika-deh膩 ye martya-loka-niv膩sina岣� |
bhagavad-bhakti-rasik膩 namasy膩 尘腻诲峁浥浤佱箖 sad膩 || 54 ||What more can I say? Rasika-bhaktas of 艢谤墨 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍, who assume bodies composed of the five elements to dwell on the earthly plane, always relish the devotional service of 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍, being revered by demigods like myself.
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)
This 艣濒辞办补 containing the expression 尘腻诲峁浥浤佱箖 namasya, 鈥渞evered by myself,鈥� is also applicable to all bhaktas or devotees who reside on the earthly plane. They are also favored recipients of the divine prema of 艢谤墨 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 and are even comparatively superior.
艢谤墨 狈腻谤腻测补峁嘺-惫测奴丑补 stotra (贬补测补艣墨谤峁 笔补帽肠补谤腻迟谤补) also cites this:
啶 啶む啶啷嵿い-啶侧啶�-啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶距ぐ啷嵿ぅ啶� 啶掂た啶粪啶｀-啶啷嵿い啶�-啶掂ざ啶� 啶椸い啶�
啶啶ㄠ啶むた 啶ぐ啶ぞ啶む啶ぞ啶ㄠ 啶む啶啶 啶ㄠた啶む啶 啶ㄠぎ啷� 啶ㄠぎ啶�ye tyakta-loka-dharm膩rth膩 vi峁ａ箛u-bhakti-va艣a峁� gata岣�
bhajanti 辫补谤补尘腻迟尘腻na峁� tebhyo nitya峁� namo nama岣�鈥淚 offer repeated obeisances unto those who renounce all kinds of mundane aims and duties to accept full shelter of 艣谤墨-惫颈峁ａ箛耻产丑补办迟颈, that is, unto those who serve 艢谤墨 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍 in the form of 辫补谤补尘腻迟尘腻, the Lord in the heart.鈥�