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 1.4.49, 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 1.4.49 contained in Chapter 4鈥擝hakta (the devotee)鈥攐f Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.4.49
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.4.49:
啶膏啶むぞ-啶啶班ぎ啷嬥う啶ㄠ 啶膏啶掂ぞ啶た-啶膏い啷�-啶啶班じ啶距う啷堗-啶ぞ啶溹え啶 啷�
啶嗋啷嵿啶ぞ啶む啶啶多啶掂ぐ啶膏啶ぞ啶む啶� 啶膏啶ムた啶む啶洁お啶� 啶掂た啶班す啶距じ啶灌 啷� 啷ク 啷�s墨t膩-pramodana岣� sv膩mi-sat-pras膩daika-bh膩janam |
膩j帽ay膩tme艣varasy膩tra sthito'pi virah膩saha岣� || 49 ||By giving great delight to 艢谤墨 厂墨迟腻诲别惫墨, he became the unique recipient of his Prabhu鈥檚 topmost mercy. Following the order of his Prabhu, he remains in the world, although he cannot bear the separation from Him.
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)
艢谤墨 贬补苍耻尘腻苍 increased the happiness of 艢谤墨 厂墨迟腻诲别惫墨, namely, by the news of 搁腻惫补峁嘺鈥檚 killing and then pleased her by bringing her before 艢谤墨 搁腻尘补肠补苍诲谤补. In this way, 艢谤墨 贬补苍耻尘腻苍 served his Lord and his beloved associates became the rightful claimant of topmost mercy of the Lord. He is telling about the subject of achieving the special mercy of 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍, due to the result of such services. After the formal inauguration of 艢谤墨 搁腻尘补肠补苍诲谤补 as King of 础测辞诲丑测腻, by his royal order the necklace of 艢谤墨 J膩nak墨 was garlanded around his neck. Actually, the success of getting such a necklace establishes the topmost mercy in the form of steady, pure prema-bhakti.
The question is, why is 艢谤墨 贬补苍耻尘腻苍 giving up the association of his Lord, at the time of the Lord鈥檚 eternal departure to S膩峁卥eta by not going with Him, by remaining on this earth? In reply, he says that he is doing so under the order of his Lord. Even though the separation of the Lord who is as dear as life is extremely intolerable, still, for the reason of service in the form of following His order, he remains on the earth. The intention of 艢谤墨 搁腻尘补肠补苍诲谤补 Prabhu, who is causelessly merciful towards the living entities, was that by 贬补苍耻尘腻苍 remaining in this world, everyone would have an inclination towards the path of bhakti. Therefore, everyone鈥檚 supreme welfare would be achieved. By this order 艢谤墨 贬补苍耻尘腻苍 resides in this world. Even though living in this world he is unable to tolerate the separation of his Lord, still for following the direct order of 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍 he tolerates the intense separation to achieve the good of this world.