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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)

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

The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 2.3.159, 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 2.3.159 contained in Chapter 3—Bhajana (loving service)—of Part two (prathama-khanda).

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.3.159:

श्री-कृष्�-नामामृतम� आत्म-हृद्यं प्रेम्णा समास्वाद�-भङ्ग�-पूर्वम� �
यत� सेव्यत� जिह्विकयाविराम� तस्यातुल� जल्पतु को महत्त्वम� � १५� �

śī-ṛṣṇa-nāmāmṛtam ātma-hṛdya� ṇ� 岹Բ-ṅg-ū |
yat sevyate ᾱ󱹾첹virāma� tasyātula� jalpatu ko mahattvam || 159 ||

śī-ṛṣṇa–of Lord ṛṣṇa; –holy name; ṛt–the nectar; ٳ-ṛdⲹ–pleasing to the heart; ṇ�–with love; 岹Բ–thoroughly relished; ṅg–by His curving form; ū–wٳ; yat–w󲹳; sevyate–is cherished; ᾱ󱹾첹–by the tongue; ҡԾԳٱܱٱ; tasya–H; atulam–iԳdz貹; jalpatu–can speak; 첹�–w?; mahattvam–of the greatness.

Who can describe the glories of the incomparable happiness that the tongue savors by constantly serving with heartfelt love the nectar of Śrī ṛṣṇa’s beloved names?

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

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

Having given a general account of the glories of ṅkīٲԲ, the ղṇṭ ṣa岹 are presenting its special mood in this verse beginning with śī-ṛṣṇa. They say, “Who can describe the incomparable glories of the joy of relishing with one’s tongue, with love and in wonderful ways, the mellow of continuously drinking the nectar of Śrī ṛṣṇa’s names? In other words, no one can adequately describe the glories of śī-ṛṣṇa-峾-ṅkīٲԲ.�

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