Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.4.54, 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 1.4.54 contained in Chapter 4—Bhakta (the devotee)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.4.54
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.4.54:
श्री-परीक्षिद् उवाच—
अये मातर् अहो भद्रम् अहो भद्रम् इति ब्रुवन् ।
उत्पत्यासनतः खेन मुनिः किम्पुरुषं गतः ॥ ५४ ॥śrī-parīkṣid uvāca—
aye mātar aho bhadram aho bhadram iti bruvan |
utpatyāsanataḥ khena muniḥ kimpuruṣaṃ gataḥ || 54 ||Śrī Parīkṣit Mahārāja said: O mother, how fortunate, how auspicious! Saying this, the great sage arose from his seat and, travelling on the skyways, proceeded towards Kimpuruṣa-varṣa.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
The meaning of the translation is clear.