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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 2.4.211, 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 2.4.211 contained in Chapter 4—Vaikuntha (the spiritual world)—of Part two (prathama-khanda).

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.4.211:

कुतस� तत�-स्मारक� तास्या-धिष्ठाने मन्त्र-संस्कृते �
सर्व-भक्त�-पद� पूज्�-माने दोषादि-तर्कनम� � २१� �

kutas tat- tāsyā-dhiṣṭhāne mantra-ṃsṛt |
sarva-bhakti-pade pūjya-māne doṣ�-tarkanam || 211 ||

ܳٲ�–how is it possible; tat–of 󲹲; –to the Deity form which brings about remembrance; tasya–of Him; ṣṭԱ–in the process of consecration; mantra–by auspicious mantras; ṃsṛt–who is sanctified; sarva-bhakti–all the ninefold processes of devotional service exist; pade–at whose lotus feet; ūⲹԱ–who is worshipped; ṣa–fܱٲ; –and so forth; ٲ첹ṇa–s𳦳ܱپDz.

How can there be any possibility of finding fault in worshiping the Deity, who directly reminds one of the Lord, in whom the Lord dwells, and who is consecrated by Vedic mantras? Especially, such Deities of the Lord are the shelter of all types of devotional service.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

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

Śī says, “Considering even grass and other insignificant objects to be 󲹲 brings perfection. If this is so, how can one think that there is any defect in worshiping the Deity, who is the seat of 󲹲? One cannot conceive of any defects in the Deity because once the Deity is consecrated by mantras, 屹󲹲Բ (invitation), and so on in the process of installation, and when one no longer considers Him to be wood, stone, or any other material element, the Deity manifests in the form of 󲹲. There is no scope for false argument on this point. In the material world, jewels, mantras, medicinal herbs, and so on have inconceivable potencies. If the potency of mantras can sanctify wood or stone, then an intelligent person will not consider an installed Deity of the Lord to be material.

“In particular, because the Deities have shapes similar to that of 󲹲, they remind one of the Lord and help stimulate the devotee’s meditation on Him. They allow the devotee to get direct 岹śԲ of 󲹲’s beautiful major and minor limbs simultaneously, which inspires him with wonderful devotional sentiments without difficulty. The Deities are also the object of the nine practices of bhakti. By Their worship, one automatically accomplishes hearing (śṇa), chanting (īٲԲ), remembering (ṇa), service (), offering obeisances (vandana), and the rest.�

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