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 1.4.4, 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 1.4.4 contained in Chapter 4鈥擝hakta (the devotee)鈥攐f Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.4.4
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.4.4:
啶多啶班-啶ㄠぞ啶班う 啶夃さ啶距鈥�
啶︵啶粪啶熰ぞ啶多 啶氞た啶班ぞ啶む 啶曕啶粪啶�-啶曕啶ぞ-啶ぐ啶膏啶� 啶ぞ啶む啶班 啶さ啶距え啷� 啶 啶膏か啶侧 啶多啶班ぎ啷嬥そ啶啶む 啷�
啶嗋が啶距げ啷嵿く啶む 啶じ啷嵿く 啶灌た 啶曕啶粪啶�-啶啷嵿い啶苦ぐ啷� 啶溹ぞ啶むぞ 啶掂た啶多啶︵啶оぞ 啶� 啶曕啶む啶洁お啶� 啶ぞ啶膏啶む 啷� 啷� 啷�艣r墨-n膩rada uv膩ca鈥�
d峁涐梗峁伵� cir膩t k峁涐梗峁嘺-k峁沺膩-bharasya p膩tra峁� bhav膩n me saphala岣� 艣ramo'bh奴t |
腻产腻濒测补迟辞 yasya hi 办峁涐梗峁嘺-产丑补办迟颈r j膩t膩 vi艣uddh膩 na kuto'pi y膩s墨t || 4 ||艢谤墨 狈腻谤补诲补 said: O son, you alone are the recipient of 艢谤墨 碍峁涐梗峁嘺鈥檚 profuse mercy. After such a long period of time, I have received your 诲补谤艣补苍补. Today my efforts are successful. Since childhood your pure 办峁涐梗峁嘺-产丑补办迟颈 has been apparent in you. This type of bhakti has never been seen anywhere before.
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)
鈥淭oday my efforts are successful.鈥� In other words, his study of the Vedas and everything fructified now. Furthermore, his pilgrimages from 笔谤补测腻驳补 to the extreme provinces in the South that he journeyed to were today fruitful. Thus, the symptoms of the recipient鈥檚 eligibility for the full mercy of 艢谤墨 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 are made apparent, described here in these seven verses beginning with 腻产腻濒测补迟辞 (since childhood).
鈥淥 my son 笔谤补丑濒腻诲补, since childhood your pure 办峁涐梗峁嘺-产丑补办迟颈 has been born. Devotion like this to 艢谤墨 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 has never been seen anywhere before.鈥�