इदमाकर्ण्य भगवानुत्थाय शय्यनाद्द्रुतम् ।
प्रियप्रेमपराधीनो रुदन्नुच्चैर्बहिर्गतः ॥
idam ākarṇya bhagavān utthāya śayyanād drutam |
priya-prema-parādhīno rudann uccair bahir gataḥ ||
(Bṛhad Bhāgavatāmṛta: 1.6.63)
“Hearing this [statement of Balarāma], Bhagavān [i.e., Śrī Kṛṣṇa], he who is captivated by the prema of dear ones, quickly arose from bed and went outside, weeping loudly.”
Commentary
priyeti tad eva bhagavattvam iti bhāvaḥ |
(Excerpt from the Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā)
“‘He who is captivated by the prema of dear ones’ (priya-prema-parādhīnaḥ)—that itself is Bhagavān-hood (Bhagavattvam). This is the purport [i.e., the quality of being captivated by the prema of dear ones (priya-prema-parādhīnattva) is the essential nature of Bhagavān, and thus the name Bhagavān, which literally means ‘possessor (vat) of excellence (bhaga)’ can be understood to convey that the quality of being captivated by the prema of dear ones (priya-prema-parādhīnattva) is the excellence that Bhagavān possesses that causes him to bear the name Bhagavān; this is to say that Bhagavān is characterized by the quality of being captivated by the prema of dear ones (priya-prema-parādhīnattva) more so than by any of the other excellences he possesses, such as his omnipotence and omnipresence].”