Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by 艢r墨 艢r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 1.5.114, 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 1.5.114 contained in Chapter 5鈥擯riya (the beloved devotees)鈥攐f Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.5.114
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.5.114:
啶むじ啷嵿く 啶曕啶ㄠぞ啶た 啶椸え啷嵿ぇ啷囙え 啶曕た啶� 啶掂ぞ 啶曕じ啷嵿く 啶� 啶膏た啶︵啶о啶い啶� 啷�
啶す啶�-啶︵く啶�-啶曕ぐ啷� 啶啶洁く啶� 啶ㄠた啶班啶ぞ啶оた-啶膏啶灌啶む啶むぎ啶� 啷� 啷оェ啷� 啷�tasya ken膩pi gandhena ki峁� v膩 kasya na siddhyati |
mah膩-day膩-karo yo'ya峁� nirup膩dhi-suh峁泃tama岣� || 114 ||If anyone has even the slightest connection with 艢r墨 碍峁涐梗峁嘺, then he achieves all kinds of spiritual accomplishments, because He is the ocean of mercy and a causeless, magnanimous friend.
Commentary: Dig-dar艣in墨-峁玨膩 with Bh膩v膩nuv膩da
(By 艢r墨la San膩tana Gosv膩m墨 himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
Now, in two verses beginning with tasya the 驰腻诲补惫补蝉 describe the glories of 驰腻诲补惫别苍诲谤补 艢r墨 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 who is the root cause of their magnanimity. Everyone鈥檚 activities are perfected despite even a distant connection with 驰腻诲补惫别苍诲谤补 艢r墨 碍峁涐梗峁嘺. The reason is because He is the source or birthplace of absolute mercy. It is a fact that He is the source of mercy; however, if 艢r墨 碍峁涐梗峁嘺鈥檚 mercy is mixed with a slight desire for a mutual favor, then what is the value of such mercy? Therefore, everyone remarks that 艢r墨 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 is causelessly merciful. In other words, He is completely merciful without any motive, being the best well-wisher.