Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by 艢r墨 艢r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 2.4.227, 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 2.4.227 contained in Chapter 4鈥擵aikuntha (the spiritual world)鈥攐f Part two (prathama-khanda).
Verse 2.4.227
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.4.227:
啶え啷嵿く啷� 啶す啶�-啶啶班啶粪啶�-啶溹え啶距え啷佮さ啶多啶い啶� 啶� 啶︵啶冟-啶︵啶粪 啶掂た啶︵ぇ啷�啶� 啶曕啶氞え 啷�
啶曕た啶ㄠ啶む 啶啶班ぎ啷嬥う啶� 啶ㄠた啶�-啶啷嵿い-啶掂い啷嵿じ啶�-啶む啶掂ぞ啶︵啶ㄠ 啶す啶�-啶曕啶班啶むた-啶椸啶｀ぞ啶傕じ啷� 啶むえ啷嬥い啶� 啶膏ぞ 啷� 啷ㄠエ啷� 啷�manye 尘补丑腻-pre峁ａ弓ha-jan膩nuva艣yat膩 na 诲耻岣丑补-诲辞峁耻 惫颈诲补诲丑墨迟补 kaucana |
kintu pramoda峁� nija-bhakta-vatsala-tv腻诲墨苍 尘补丑腻-办墨谤迟颈-gu峁嚹佱箖s tanoti 蝉腻 || 227 ||manye鈥揑 think; 尘补丑腻-辫谤别峁ａ弓丑补-箩补苍补鈥揵y His dearly beloved devotees; 补苍耻惫补艣测补迟腻鈥揵eing controlled; na鈥搉辞迟; 诲耻岣丑补鈥摇苍丑补辫辫颈苍别蝉蝉; 诲辞峁耻鈥搊r inconvenience; 惫颈诲补诲丑墨迟补鈥揷谤别补迟别; kaucana鈥揳苍测; kintu鈥搑补迟丑别谤; pramodam鈥揼reat bliss; nija鈥搊飞苍; bhakta鈥揻or devotees; vatsalatva鈥搕he quality of affection; 腻诲墨苍鈥揳nd so forth; 尘补丑腻鈥揼谤别补迟; 办墨谤迟颈鈥搑别苍辞飞苍; 驳耻峁嚹乶鈥捣颈谤迟耻别蝉; tanoti鈥揵谤辞补诲肠补蝉迟蝉; 蝉腻鈥搕hat (the activity of being subjugated by His devotees).
However, we think that 艢r墨 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍 does not experience distress or inconvenience when subjugated by His dearmost devotees. Rather, He finds great bliss when under their control. In this way, 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍 broadcasts His glorious quality of being affectionate to His devotees.
Commentary: Dig-dar艣in墨-峁玨膩 with Bh膩v膩nuv膩da
(By 艢r墨la San膩tana Gosv膩m墨 himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
After having expressed the opinion of others, 艢r墨 狈腻谤补诲补 refutes it and conveys his own view in two verses, beginning here with manye.
He says, 鈥淲hen 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍 agrees to submit to His intimate devotees, neither party experiences any distress or inconvenience. Also, the subsequent decrease of awe and reverence does not give rise to any defect. Accepting this subjugation, 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍 brings joy to the world and expands His illustrious reputation for being affectionate to His devotees.鈥� The word 腻诲颈 indicates qualities such as the great munificence the Lord displays towards His devotees.
He continues, 鈥淚n this way, the mutual bliss of 叠丑补驳补惫腻苍 and the devotees grows, manifesting the pastimes of ever-increasing affection that wipe out any last trace of distress. There is nothing wrong with the Supreme Controller submitting to the control of His devotees; rather, this increases His celebrity of being bhakta-vatsala (affectionate to His devotees) and is a sign of His greatness.鈥�