Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by 艢谤墨 艢谤墨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 1.3.67, 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 1.3.67 contained in Chapter 3鈥擯rapancatita (beyond the Material Plane)鈥攐f Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.3.67
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.3.67:
啶曕ぐ啷嬥い啶� 啶掂じ啶むた啶� 啶ㄠた啶む啶 啶ぞ 啶班ぎ啷嵿く啷� 啶むじ啷嵿く 啶掂啷嵿し啶膏た 啷�
啶い啶苦さ啷嵿ぐ啶む啶む啶むぎ啶距ざ啷囙し啶距さ啶むぞ啶班啶粪啶掂 啶呧え啷佮く啶距い啷嵿く啷� 啶呧ぎ啷佮ぎ啷� 啷� 啷キ 啷�karoti vasati峁� nitya峁� y膩 ramye tasya vak峁si |
pativratottam膩艣e峁Ｄ乿at膩re峁 anuy膩ty amum || 67 ||艢谤墨 惭补丑腻濒补办峁墨 always resides on the charming chest of 艢谤墨 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍. Being superior to all chaste wives, she attends 艢谤墨 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍 in His innumerable 补惫补迟腻谤补蝉 as His beloved consort.
Commentary: Dig-dar艣in墨-峁玨膩 with Bh膩v膩nuv膩da
(By 艢谤墨la San膩tana Gosv膩m墨 himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
In such a way, if the presiding goddesses of divine extensions (补峁兣沘-蝉惫补谤奴辫腻 惫颈产丑奴迟墨蝉) of 艢谤墨 尝补办峁墨 are fickle and restless, then does not this 补峁兣浤� 惭补丑腻濒补办峁墨 similarly possess the fault of fickleness? Removing this sort of doubt, she (艢谤墨 笔腻谤惫补迟墨) is speaking about her topmost glories beginning with the verse karoti.
艢谤墨 惭补丑腻濒补办峁墨 always resides on the enchanting chest of 艢谤墨 狈腻谤腻测补峁嘺. Here, by the word ramye (charming), the happiness of residing on His chest points out the fullness of such supernatural beauty and qualities. Again, 艢谤墨 惭补丑腻濒补办峁墨, despite residing on the chest of 艢谤墨 Hari, follows His unlimited incarnations. As 艢谤墨 Hari performs those pastimes, she attends to the desire of our Lord for expanding on those pastimes. Thus she is the best amongst chaste consorts.
艢谤墨 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 (1.9.140, 143) says in this connection:
啶忇さ啶� 啶ぅ啶� 啶溹啶む-啶膏啶掂ぞ啶 啶︵啶�-啶︵啶掂 啶溹え啶距ぐ啷嵿う啶ㄠ
啶呧さ啶むぞ啶班 啶曕ぐ啷嬥い啷嵿く啷� 啶忇し 啶むぅ啶� 啶多啶班啶膏 啶むい啷�-啶膏す啶距く啶苦え啷�
啶︵啶掂い啷嵿さ啷� 啶︵啶�-啶︵啶灌啶 啶え啷佮し啷嵿く啶む啶掂 啶� 啶ぞ啶ㄠ啶粪
啶掂た啶粪啶｀啶班 啶︵啶灌ぞ啶ㄠ啶班啶ぞ啶� 啶掂 啶曕ぐ啷嬥い啷嵿く啷� 啶忇し啶距い啷嵿ぎ啶ㄠじ啷� 啶むえ啷傕ぎ啷�eva峁� yath膩 jagat-sv膩m墨 deva-devo jan膩rdana岣�
补惫补迟腻谤补峁� karoty e峁 tath膩 艣r墨s tat-sah膩yin墨
devatve deva-deheya峁� manu峁atve ca m膩nu峁Ｄ�
vi峁ａ箛or deh膩nur奴p膩峁� vai karoty e峁Ｄ乼manas tan奴m鈥淛ust as the Lord of lords and master of creation, 艢谤墨 Jan膩rdana, descends as an 补惫补迟腻谤补, so does 艢谤墨 尝补办峁墨, who assumes an appropriate form as His attendant consort. When 艢谤墨 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 performs a pastime as a demigod, she becomes a demigoddess, and when 艢谤墨 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍 performs His 苍补谤补-濒墨濒腻 pastimes like a human being, she incarnates herself in a human form. In this way, wherever and whenever 艢谤墨 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 performs His pastimes, His beloved 艢谤墨 尝补办峁墨 also accepts a transcendental form suitable for Him to assist in those pastimes.鈥�