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 1.5.115, 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 1.5.115 contained in Chapter 5鈥擯riya (the beloved devotees)鈥攐f Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.5.115
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.5.115:
啶す啶�-啶す啶苦ぎ-啶ぞ啶ム啶оた啶� 啶膏啶啶�-啶ぞ啶む啶班啶洁啶苦げ啶距ぐ啷嵿ぅ啶︵ 啷�
啶︵啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠぞ啶ム啶�-啶多ぐ啶｀ 啶灌啶ㄠぞ啶班啶ムぞ啶оた啶�-啶膏ぞ啶о啶� 啷� 啷оェ啷� 啷�尘补丑腻-mahima-p膩thodhi岣� sm峁泃a-m膩tro'khil膩rthada岣� |
d墨n膩n膩thaika-艣ara峁嘺峁� h墨n膩rth膩dhika-s膩dhaka岣� || 115 ||He is an ocean of boundless glories. Simply by remembering Him alone grants the greatest benefit. He is the master of the wretched, namely, the only shelter of the helpless. He bestows special mercy upon the poor, fallen souls.
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)
艢谤墨 狈腻谤补诲补 also adds something more. It is not the case that 艢谤墨 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 grants the results only according to the desire of the devotees. Rather, He grants results even beyond the desire of the devotees. Therefore, He is addressed as 尘补丑腻-尘补丑颈尘腻 (vastly glorious). 艢谤墨 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 is an ocean of limitless glories that grants results beyond all expectations. Just as the ocean is a reservoir of water that is grave, limitless, steady and fathomless, 艢谤墨 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 is also a vast, steady, grave and fathomless abode of all wonderful glories.
In the matter of fulfilling the desires of the candidate of devotional service he does not consider the length of duration, qualification or disqualification, excellence or depravity. Simply by remembering Him, He grants all material and spiritual benefit. He is the only shelter of the wretched, penniless and helpless. For those who are wretched, penniless, distressed, feeble and who have no refuge, He is the only shelter and protector. Also, for those who are the most depraved, most inferior, who are devoid of the science of religion and devotional service, He fulfills their desires in the most munificent manner.
"In this way, due to the glories of His vast generosity vile persons like us have also received that same mercy. Thus, the glories that you have described are possible only by the influence of 驰腻诲补惫别苍诲谤补 艢谤墨 碍峁涐梗峁嘺. What more can we say? We are also receiving that benefit all the time. Having considered the truth, these glories culminate in His greatness. We do not have any magnificence in this regards, thus your description of our glories is only a conjuring up of words."