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 2.4.170, 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 2.4.170 contained in Chapter 4鈥擵aikuntha (the spiritual world)鈥攐f Part two (prathama-khanda).
Verse 2.4.170
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.4.170:
啶ぞ 啶す啶�-啶膏た啶︵啶оた啶掂い啷� 啶むぞ啶膏 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ-啶膏ぎ啷嵿お啶︵-啶呧ぇ啷�啶多啶掂ぐ啷� 啷�
啶啶啶曕啶粪-啶啶曕啶�-啶啷嵿い啶距え啶距ぎ啷� 啶夃お啷囙啷嵿し啷嵿く啶� 啶膏啶� 啶啶むた啶︵ぞ 啷� 啷оキ啷� 啷�测腻 mah膩-siddhivat t膩su sarva-sampad-补诲丑墨艣惫补谤墨 |
尘耻尘耻办峁-mukta-产丑补办迟腻苍腻尘 upek峁２饽� saiva bh奴tid膩 || 170 ||测腻鈥搘丑辞; mah膩-siddhi-vat t膩su鈥揳mongst the possessors of great perfections; sarva-sampat鈥搊f all opulences; 补诲丑墨艣惫补谤墨鈥搕he queen; 尘耻尘耻办峁鈥揵y they who desire liberation; mukta鈥搕he liberated souls; 产丑补办迟腻苍腻尘鈥揳nd the devotees; upek峁２饽�鈥搉别驳濒别肠迟别诲; 蝉腻鈥搒丑别; eva鈥搃苍诲别别诲; 产丑奴迟颈-诲腻鈥搕he awarder of prosperity.
Among all those 尝补办峁墨蝉, there is one who is the controlling deity of all types of wealth and opulence. She possesses 补峁噄尘腻 and the other mystic perfections, and she can grant all prosperity. This particular goddess is shunned by the seekers of liberation, those who have achieved liberation, and the devotees.
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)
The scriptures describe the glories of 艢r墨 尝补办峁墨. 艢谤墨尘补诲-叠丑腻驳补惫补迟补尘 (10.38.8) states:
啶う啷� 啶呧ぐ啷嵿啶苦い啶� 啶啶班す啷嵿ぎ-啶さ啶距う啶苦き啶苦 啶膏啶班啶�
啶多啶班た啶ぞ 啶� 啶︵啶掂啶ぞ 啶啶ㄠた啶た啶多 啶�-啶膏ぞ啶む啶掂い啷堗yad arcita峁� brahma-bhav膩dibhi岣� surai岣�
艣ri测腻 ca dev测腻 munibhi艣 ca-蝉腻tvatai岣�叠谤补丑尘腻, 艢颈惫补, and the other demigods, 尝补办峁墨-dev墨, and all the sages and devotees worship the lotus feet of 艢r墨 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍.
These words of praise indicate that the worshipers of 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍 consider 艢r墨 尝补办峁墨 to be more glorious than the liberated souls and other devotees. Why, then, do we hear about her inferiority?
To address this doubt, 艢r墨 狈腻谤补诲补 speaks the two verses beginning with 测腻. He says, 鈥淎mong all those manifestations of Mah膩-尝补办峁墨, there is one who is the presiding deity of all material prosperity鈥搒he controls the wealth and opulence of even the guardians of all the planets, and she bestows 补峁噄尘腻 (the power to become infinitesimal) and the other great mystic perfections. It is this 尝补办峁墨 who grants material opulences and it is she who is shunned by those who aspire for liberation (尘耻尘耻办峁s), those who are liberated (muktas), and those who serve the Lord in love (bhaktas). The reason is that, although she grants specific mystic powers (惫颈产丑奴迟颈蝉) and opulences (vaibhava) as a result of worshiping her, such opulences, which are used for acquiring sense objects and sense enjoyment, are an impediment for both mukti and bhakti.鈥�