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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 2.3.71-72, 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 2.3.71-72 contained in Chapter 3—Bhajana (loving service)—of Part two (prathama-khanda).

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.3.71-72:

तथाप्य� अस्वस्थम� आलक्ष्� स्�-चित्तम� इदम् अब्रुवम् �
यद्य� अस्मिन्न� अनुभूयेत सा तद�-रूपादि-माधुरी � ७१ �
तथाप� दीर्�-वञ्छ� तेऽनुग्रहाद् अस्य सेत्स्यत� �
अचिराद� इत� मन्यस्� स्�-प्रसाद-विशेषत� � ७२ �

tathāpy asvastham ṣy sva-cittam idam abruvam |
yady asminn anubhūyeta tad-rūp徱-ܰī || 71 ||
tathāpi ī-ñ te'nugrahād asya setsyati |
acirād iti manyasva sva-prada-śṣaٲ� || 72 ||

tathā api–sپ; asva-stham–dپھ; ṣy–s𾱲Բ; svacittam–my mind; idam–t󾱲; abruvam–I said; yadi–i; asmin–in him (Śī Ś); na anubhūyeta–is not experienced; –i; ٲٰū貹–that form (of Ѳ岹Բ-DZ); –and so forth; ܰī–the sweetness; tathā api–hǷɱ𱹱; ī-ñ–this long-standing desire; te–ydzܰ; Գܲ–because of the compassion; asya–h; setsyati–it will be fulfilled; –before long; iti–tܲ; manyasva–just consider; sva-prada–his mercy; śṣaٲ�–because of special.

Seeing that my mind remained dissatisfied despite my instructions, I told it, “O mind, although you are not able to experience the sweetness of the pastimes of Śī Ѳ岹Բ-DZ in His form as Śī Ѳ𱹲, still, by the mercy of Śī Ѳ𱹲, your long-cherished desire will soon be fulfilled. There is no doubt about this.�

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

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

Śī Gopa-ܳ says, “However, my mind was still not pacified, and I remained as unhappy as before. Again I said, ‘O brother mind, if by consideration of the philosophical truth (tattva-vicara) you are unable to taste that same sweetness in this form of Śī Ś, then listen to what I say. Although in Śī Rudra you do not directly experience Śī Madana-DZ’s extraordinary qualities, pastimes, and so on, still, your desire to enjoy those sweet human-like pastimes will be soon fulfilled by Śī Ś’s uncommon mercy. O mind! Have faith and steady yourself. Do not vacillate. If you doubt this, he will never show you such mercy.’�

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