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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 2.4.259, 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 2.4.259 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 2.4.259:

मा� तत्र हित्वा नि�-सेवयाहृत� प्लुत्यैकय� श्री-हनूमान� गतोऽन्तिकम� �
सीतानुरूपा रमते प्रिया प्रभोः सव्येऽस्� पार्श्वेऽनुज-लक्ष्मणोऽन्यतः � २५� �

mā� tatra 󾱳ٱ ԾᲹ-𱹲hṛta� plutyaikayā śrī-hanūmān gato'ntikam |
īnurūpā ramate � savye'sya ś'nuja-lakṣmaṇo'nyata� || 259 ||

–m; tatra–t; 󾱳ٱ–gave up; ԾᲹ-𱹲–by service; ṛt�–t; ܳٲ–by a leap; –oԱ; śī-󲹲Գܳ–Śrī ᲹԳܳ; ٲ�–gDzԱ; antikam–n𲹰; ī–Sī; Գܰū–cdzܲԳٱ貹; ramate–eDz; –the beloved; –of the Lord; savye–on the left; asya–of Him; ś–at the side; anu-ja–younger brother; ṣmṇa�–Lṣmṇa; Բⲹٲ�–on the other side.

Śrī ᲹԳܳjī, being attached to his service, left me in that condition and returned to the Lord in just one leap. I saw that Lord ’s beloved Śrī ī-ī, His perfect counterpart, was seated on His left side, and His younger brother ṣmṇa sat with some other eternal associates on His right.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

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

In three verses, beginning here with , Śrī Gopa-ܳ describes what he saw upon regaining consciousness. He says, “Śrī ᲹԳܳ was standing right next to me, pacifying me. Then suddenly he left me, and due to his nature as a monkey, he took one leap and reached his Lord.�

One might ask, “Why did he abandon you like that?� Gopa-ܳ answers, “He left me, being attracted by his natural, eternal service. Because service alone was his sole source of bliss, it was as if service itself attracted him and brought him near the Lord.�

“My eyes were benedicted with another wonderful vision. Although 岹śԲ of Lord 峾 is naturally blissful, seeing Him with Śrī Jānakīī (ī-ī) sitting on His left, Śrī ṣmṇa on His right, and His best servant Śrī ᲹԳܳ rendering service in front of Him was especially magnificent and gave me great happiness. There is no comparison to how the Lord was showering His most intimate associates with His matchless affection. His beloved consort and perfect match, Śrī Jānakī-ī, even more beautiful than Śrī Lakṣmīī, was decorating the Lord’s left side and was serving Him by offering 峾ū. His younger brother, Śrī ṣmṇa, graced His right side. Receiving such a charmingly beautiful 岹śԲ, I was submerged in an ocean of bliss.�

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