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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)

by Śī Śīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329

The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.4.82, 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 1.4.82 contained in Chapter 4—Bhakta (the devotee)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.4.82:

अर� प्रे�-पराधीना विचाराचा�-वर्जिताः �
नियोजय� तं दौत्ये सारथ्येऽपि मम प्रभुम� � ८२ �

are prema-parādhīnā vicārācāra-varjitā� |
niyojayatha ta� dautye sārathye'pi mama prabhum || 82 ||

Arey, blinded by prema, you ṇḍ have lost all propriety and reason! You have made my Prabhu your charioteer and messenger!

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

(By Śīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)

In his absorption of divine bliss Śī ᲹԳܳ addresses the ṇḍ (as if the ṇḍ are directly seen), �Arey ṇḍ, you are subjugated by prema, namely, controlled by prema, whatever way prema wants you to function, you go. You don’t have the slightest independence. Therefore, you people have lost all propriety and reason. 󲹲 īś Śī ṛṣṇa is the controller of even and others; therefore, it is improper to engage Him in such works as a messenger. In this way, devoid of proper behavior and reasoning you have appointed my Lord in the activities of a messenger and charioteer; this is improper conduct." Here, proper conduct means the or pure behavior of the ܲ. In other words, by being a servant (sevaka), one does not engage 󲹲 (sevya) in services for one’s own particular whims. �Mamma Prabhu� (my Prabhu) —this expression by Śī ᲹԳܳ should be considered as an intense manifestation of his prema.

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