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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 2.2.154, 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 2.2.154 contained in Chapter 2—Jnana (knowledge)—of Part two (prathama-khanda).

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.2.154:

जगद्-ईश्वरत� पुत्�-लालन� तु मह�-सुखम� �
ममानुभवतश्चित्�-वैकल्य� तद� विनश्यति � १५� �

Ჹ-īśٲ� putra-lālana� tu -ܰ󲹳 |
mamānubhavataścitta-vaikalya� tad Բśⲹپ || 154 ||

Ჹ-īśٲ�–from the Lord of the worlds; putra–for a son; Բ–aڴڱ𳦳پDz; tu–iԻ; -ܰ󲹳–boundless happiness; mama–m; Գܲ󲹱ٲ�–through experiencing; citta–of the heart; vaikalyam–the distress; tat–t󲹳; Բśⲹپ–it would eradicate.

However, Śī 徱ś would caress me like a son, causing me boundless delight and eradicating the distress of my heart.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

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

Śī Gopa-ܳ says, “In this way, even though I was distressed from separation, by the potency of Brahmaloka I actually experienced no sorrow at all.� To describe how this was possible, he speaks this verse beginning with jagat. “The special reason was that Śī īś would pamper me lovingly just like a son, and because of this, my happiness knew no bounds. Consequently, the deep misery agitating my mind and heart vanished and I was not disturbed in any other way.�

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