Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.2.99, 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 1.2.99 contained in Chapter 2—Divya (the celestial plane)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.2.99
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.2.99:
तत्र गन्तुं भवान् शक्तः श्री-शिवे शुद्ध-भक्तिमान् ।
अभिगम्य तम् आश्रित्य कृपां कृष्णस्य पश्यतु ॥ ९९ ॥tatra gantuṃ bhavān śaktaḥ śrī-śive śuddha-bhaktimān |
abhigamya tam āśritya kṛpāṃ kṛṣṇasya paśyatu || 99 ||O Nārada, therefore go to that place because of your pure devotion to Śrī Śiva. Go to Śivaloka, accept his shelter and see the grace of Śrī Kṛṣṇa upon him.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
“All right, then how do I go to Śrī Śivaloka?” Therefore, he says tatra and so on. With pure devotion for Śrī Mahādeva, go there. Here, the meaning of the words śuddhabhaktimān is “with a pure devotional, nondifferent mood towards Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Śrī Siva.” This is to be considered. Therefore, go to Śivaloka and accept his shelter. By worshipping him with obeisances, prayers and so on, we can realize the characteristic mercy of Śrī Kṛṣṇa upon him. The characteristic behavior of mercy is bhakti ācaraṇa, wherein the practice of devotion and resultant mercy are both directly perceivable. Here bhakti or devotion and kṛpā or grace are explained as nondifferent because of their mutual cause and effect relationship.