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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)

by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī ѲᲹ | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329

The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.5.69-70, 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 1.5.69-70 contained in Chapter 5—Priya (the beloved devotees)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.5.69-70:

यत� सद� सर्वदा शुद्�-निरुपाधि-कृपाकर� �
तस्मिन� सत्य-प्रतिज्ञ� सन�-मित्�-वर्य� मह�-प्रभ� � ६९ �
विश्वस्तस्� दृढं साक्षात् प्राप्तात् तस्मान� मम प्रियम� �
मह�-मनोहराकारन� � पर-ब्रह्मणः परम् � ७० �

yat śܻ-nirupādhi-kṛpākare |
tasmin satya-pratijñe san-mitra-varye mahā-prabhau || 69 ||
viśvastasya dṛḍha� sākṣāt prāptāt tasmān mama priyam |
mahā-manoharākāran na para-brahmaṇa� param || 70 ||

We have firm faith alone in Śrī ṛṣṇa, the ocean of causeless mercy who is always pure in everyway, whose vows always come true, and who is the best friend amongst all benefactors. We have no other object dearer to us than that most attractive, humanlike, divine form of Paramabrahman, who is obtained directly.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

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

Śī Arjuna is explaining the reason why the instructions granted by Śrī ṛṣṇa are not the cause of our happiness in two verses beginning with yat. Our desired object is none other than the most attractive form of Śrī ṛṣṇa, and we have firm faith in that Supreme Lord Śrī Kṛśṇa. To express the cause of this firm faith he uses four adjectives such as śܻ (pure). The two words (always and in every way) should be used on every occasion.

Just as He is always true to His vows, na me 󲹰ٲ� ṇaśⲹپ “My devotees never perish.� (󲹲-ī 9.31) These vows never became false. He is “the best friend� because the Supreme Lord Śrī ṛṣṇa is capable of doing anything. Why is He the Supreme Lord? He is most attractive, even though He is humanlike, in other words, He is the most attractive, embodied Supreme Spirit, having the nature of the son of ٱ𱹲ī. I have received Him in the form of a beloved friend. In other words, I have not obtained Him as the beloved friend visibly, or rather directly;therefore, there is no obstruction. My firm faith to Him is selfmanifest and there is no other desired object for me other than Him.

On the contrary, other than by cheating me, He cannot instruct me about any desired object. His essential instruction in the 󲹲岵ī (śṇāgپ to 󲹲 is rooted in strong faith) unto me is futile. Therefore, what can this be called other than cheating? That instruction was granted only for the killing of Bhīṣma and ٰṇa. Therefore, ѲᲹ ۳ܻṣṭ󾱰 said, “To remove the burden of the earth and to protect religious principles by destroying all sins are the only goals of such behavior.�

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