SRI BRHAD BHAGAVATAMRTA verse 6

VERSE 6

param gopyam api snigdhe sisye vacyam iti srutih

tac chruyatam maha-bhaga goloka-mahimadhuna

O most fortunate one, it is the conclusion of the Vedas that the spiritual master can describe to an affectionate disciple even the most confidential truth.  Therefore, now you also should hear the glories of this Goloka.

DID-DARSINI-TIKA:  "Although this is the most confidential subject matter, still, I shall reveal it to you."  With such intention, Sril Jaimini speaks this verse beginning with param.  In the phrase,  "O maha- bhaga!" the adjective maha-bhaga, meaning 'most fortunate,' indicates that Janamejaya is a fit candidate to hear these confidential topics.  Sri Jaimini says,  "In particular, you have already heard from me about the glories of the Lord's dear most devotees (priyatama-jana).  Now, hear from me about the glories of their abode,  Sri Goloka.  since the glories of Goloka amount to nothing less than the glories of Sri Bhagavan and His most exalted devotees, this narration is indeed like nectar extracted from Srimad-Bhagavata."

VERSE 7

sri-krsna-karuna-sara-patra-nirdhara-sat-katham

srutvabhut paramananada-purna tava pitamahi

When your grandmother, Sri Uttara-devi, heard the excellent story about the quest to ascertain the topmost recipients of the essence of Sri Krsna's mercy, she experienced supreme pleasure. 

DIG-DARSINI-TIKA: Sri Jaimini says, "The recipient of the essence of Sri Krsna's mercy means the most exalted recipient of Sri Krsna's mercy.  Your grandmother, Sri Uttara-devi, became overjoyed upon hearing the super-excellent story about determining the identity of those recipients of mercy."

VERSE 8-9

tadrg-bhakti-visesasya gopi-kanta-padabjayoh

srotum phala-visesam tad-bhoga-sthanam ca sattamam

vaikunthad api manvana vimrsanti hrdi svayam

tac canakalayanti sa papraccha sri-pariksitam

Sri Uttara-devi had heard that the gopis' uncommon and indescribable devotion for the lotus feet of Sri Gopikanta, the Lord who is their beloved, yields a distinctly special fruit: an abode of enjoyment even superior to Vaikuntha.  Althoufh she tried to analyze this by her intelligence, she could not ascertain why this abode is the best of all.  She thus inquired from her son, Sri Pariksit.

DIG-DARSINI-TIKA:  Sri Jaimini says,  "Your grandmother, Sri Uttara-devi, was eager to hear about the specific result of performing extraordinary, ineffable bhakti (devotional service) to the lotus feet of Sri Gopikanta.  considering the place where that particular fruit is enjoyed (bhoga-sthana) to certainly be far superior to Sri Vaikuntha, she was eager to hear the glories of that pleasure ground.  'What kind of place is it?'  thinking this, your grandmother was unable to determine the nature of that abode, despite thorough investigation and reflection.  She therefore inquired from her son, Sri Pariksit, as follows."

 forgive me. i am an insignificant blogger who is blatent enough to add 2 cents to this great literature. i don't know, maybe i'm comic relief for the GREAT ONES, at any rate when you see BLUE that's the humble or rather audacious commentary of an aspiring sadhaka.

the thing is i love Srimad Bhagavatam. and by the mercy of my Gurus especially nitya lila pravista om visnupada astottara-sata Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja, i have been introduced to Sri Brhad-Bhagavatamrta.  There is a magic in reading the two books at the same time. i think it can't be explained but rather experienced.

but just see in these very early verses, immediately the subject is going straight to Goloka Vrndavana and the glories of the gopis.  so this is secret stuff and not for everybody but this is our gosvami's path. anyone following Sri Rupa and Sanatana Gosvami are in this line. 

We've heard from our acaryas that Srimad Bhagavatam is essentially a glorification of the gopis, especially one gopi. but how can we see that? it is Sri Brhad-Bhagavatamrta that makes that glorification more clear! :)