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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 2.4.263, 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 2.4.263 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 2.4.263:

श्री-भगवान् उवाच�
भो गो�-नन्द� सुहृत्तम साधु साधु स्नेहं विधा� भवता विजय� कृतोऽत्र �
विश्रम्यताम् अलम् अल� बहुभिः प्रायसैर� एतैर� � दुःख� चिरं नि�-बान्धव� माम् � २६� �

śrī-bhagavān uvāca
bho gopa-nandana suhṛttama sneha� vidhāya 󲹱 vijaya� kṛto'tra |
śⲹ峾 alam ala� ܲ� prāyasair etair na ḥk󲹲ⲹ cira� nija-bāndhava� 峾 || 263 ||

śrī-bhagavān uvāca–the Supreme Lord said; –O; gopanandana–son of a cowherd; ܳṛt-ٲ–O best of friends; –e泦Գ!; sneham vidhāya–showing love; 󲹱–by you; vijaya� kṛta�–well done; atra–h; śⲹ峾–just rest; alam alam–eԴdzܲ; ܲ�–with so much; –eԻ𲹱ǰ; ٲ�–t; na–ndz; ḥk󲹲ⲹ–taking pain; ciram–long time; ԾᲹ-Ի󲹱–your own friend; –M.

Śī 󲹲 said: O Gopa-ܳ! O best of friends! , ! (Excellent, excellent!) It is a matter of great auspiciousness that out of love for Me you have come here. Now take rest and do not trouble yourself with things like offering obeisances–I am your very old friend.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

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

Two verses, beginning here with bho, tell how 󲹲 Śī Rāma showered Śī Gopa-ܳ with His soft, nectarean words. Śī 󲹲 said, “O best friend, your arrival in ǻ is very pleasing. To show Me your affection, you have finally come here. ! ! (Bravo! Bravo!) This is an auspicious event.� Expressing His jubilation, the Lord has repeated the word twice. “So, give up your efforts to wander here and there and peacefully stay here only. Also, kindly stop offering obeisances. Indeed, I am completely satisfied merely by your arrival here.� Nevertheless, Gopa-ܳ continued to offer obeisances. Then Śī 󲹲 said, “Do not distress yourself or Me by offering obeisances. I am your bosom friend.�

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