Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śī Śīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 2.1.106, 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 2.1.106 contained in Chapter 1—Vairagya (renunciation)—of Part two (prathama-khanda).
Verse 2.1.106
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.1.106:
सञ्जात-प्रेमकाच� चास्माच् चतुर�-वर्ग-विदम्बकात् �
तत�-पादाब्�-वशी-काराद् अन्यत् साध्यं � किञ्चन � १०� �ñٲ-premakāc cāsmāc catur-varga-vidambakāt |
tat-pādābja-vaśī-kārād anyat sādhya� na 쾱ñԲ || 106 ||ñٲ–is awoken; –by which pure love of God; ca–aԻ; –than this; ٳ�-–the four goals of life; ḍa–to appear worthless; ٲ-岹-Ჹ�(service) to His lotus feet; śī–which brings under control; anyat–oٳ; ⲹ–spiritual objective; na–ndz; 쾱ñԲ–aԲ.
“This form of worship, which causes the four Vedic goals–religiosity, economic development, sense gratification, and liberation–to appear worthless, is capable of awakening love of God in the heart. Indeed, Śī Ѳ岹Բ-DZ can be brought under control only by such worship, and therefore it is the best art of subjugation. Thus, there is no goal superior to this worship.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
Śī Gopa-ܳ thinks, “By the execution of this worship, pure love for the Lord that is perfect and complete arises in the heart. No other attainment is superior to this devotion at the lotus feet of Śī Madana-DZ. The reason is that this worship trifles and mocks the four Vedic goals–religiosity (dharma), economic development (artha), sense gratification (峾), and liberation (ǰṣa). It alone can enchant Śī Ѳ岹Բ-DZ, and so it is the special ingredient for controlling His lotus feet.�