Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary)
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja | 2005 | 440,179 words | ISBN-13: 9781935428329
The Brihad-bhagavatamrita Verse 1.6.108, 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 1.6.108 contained in Chapter 6—Priyatama (the most beloved devotees)—of Part one (prathama-khanda).
Verse 1.6.108
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.6.108:
तथा महाश्चर्य-विचित्रता-मयी कलिन्दजा सा व्रज-भूमि-सङ्गिनी ।
तथा-विधा विन्ध्य-नगादि-सम्भवाः पराश् च नद्यो विलसन्ति यत्र च ॥ १०८ ॥tathā mahāścarya-vicitratā-mayī kalindajā sā vraja-bhūmi-saṅginī |
tathā-vidhā vindhya-nagādi-sambhavāḥ parāś ca nadyo vilasanti yatra ca || 108 ||Śrī Vṛndāvana’s sakhī, Śrī Yamunājī, gifted with such wonderful beauty, astonishes the heart. Not only this, even the small rivers that originate from such mountains as the Vindhyācala also further enhance the beauty of this Vṛndāvana.
Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda
(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
Just like the ponds mentioned before, the daughter of Kalinda, Śrī Yamunā, also sports in Vṛndāvana. The banks of Śrī Yamunā are full of such variegatedness that astonishes the heart and are full of indescribable beauty, because Śrī Yamunājī is a female friend (sakhī) of Śrī Vraja-bhūmi. Enhancing the beauty of Vraja-bhūmi, many small rivers such as Mānasī Gaṅgā are also well ornamented and as equally attractive as Śrī Yamunā.