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 1.7.117, 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 1.7.117 contained in Chapter 7鈥擯urna (pinnacle of excellent devotees)鈥攐f Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.7.117
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.7.117:
啶忇啶� 啶� 啶 啶むう啷� 啶掂啶班-啶侧啶曕さ啶む 啶啶班た啶じ啷� 啶むぞ啶︵啶椸 啶す啶�-啶啶班啶�-啶ぐ-啶啶班き啶距さ啶む 啷�
啶掂啷嵿し啷嵿く啶む啶 啶呧う啶� 啶曕た啶炧啶氞え 啶ぞ啶︵ぐ啶距く啶｀た啶班 啶 啶溹啶掂た啶む 啶多た啶粪啶�-啶掂ぐ啷� 啶膏啶�-啶膏え啷嵿え啶苦き啷� 啷� 啷оェ啷� 啷�别办补岣� sa me tad vraja-lokavat priyas t膩d峁沢 尘补丑腻-prema-bhara-prabh膩vata岣� |
vak峁aty ada岣� ki帽cana b膩dar膩ya峁噄r me j墨vite 艣i峁a-vare sva-sannibhe || 117 ||Only 艢r墨 艢耻办补诲别惫补 is as dear to me as the vraja-v膩s墨s, because only he has such magnificent prema as them. By the power of his great love, he shall narrate a little of those pastimes in Vraja to his beloved disciple 笔补谤墨办峁迟, who is just as admirable (as 艢r墨 艢耻办补诲别惫补) and who I protected.
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)
If the doubt arises as to how the main goal of the great 补惫补迟腻谤补 of Kali-yuga is to spread the prema-rasa in the absence of proper hearing and without describing the vraja-濒墨濒腻? Therefore, he is describing this with the verse beginning with 别办补岣�.
Although the glories of the pastimes of Vraja are famous, nevertheless, only 艢r墨 B膩dar膩ya峁嚹� (艢r墨 艢耻办补诲别惫补) is as dear to Me as the 惫谤补箩补-惫腻蝉墨蝉 such as those gopas and 驳辞辫墨蝉. Therefore, only by the influence of his 尘补丑腻-prema that is similar to the 惫谤补箩补-惫腻蝉墨蝉 can he narrate a little of My balya-濒墨濒腻 and so on to 艢r墨man 笔补谤墨办峁迟, who is as virtuous as him. How is it similar to 笔补谤墨办峁迟? He was brought back to life, that is, he was protected by Me, namely, I protected him in the womb of his mother by repelling the power of the 产谤补丑尘腻蝉迟谤补.
To an extent, according to the words of the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补, though 础艣惫补迟迟丑腻尘腻鈥檚 产谤补丑尘腻蝉迟谤补 had already overwhelmed him, I brought him back to life. That is, I am his very life and soul. He could not sustain his life for a moment without devotional service. He alone is 笔补谤墨办峁迟 or rather, an impeccable disciple like 艢r墨 艢耻办补诲别惫补. There fore, though these pastimes of Vraja are most confidential, nevertheless, 艢r墨 艢耻办补诲别惫补 will relate them to him. In fact, this vraja濒墨濒腻-rasa will spread at places in this age of Kali by the influence of such speakers and listeners who are rasika, who are expert in the transcendental mellows of Vraja.