Glory of Satsangha (Uddhava Gita) w/ Śrīdhara Svāmin’s ṭīkā
BhP 11.2.30 ata ātyantikaṃ kṣemaṃ pṛcchāmo bhavato ’naghāḥ | saṃsāre ’smin kṣaṇārdho ’pi sat-saṅgaḥ śevadhir nṛṇām || 30 || “O sinless ones, therefore we ask you about the supreme and final welfare. In this saṃsāra, even half a moment of association with the noble is a treasure for human beings.” Śrīdhara Svāmin’s ṭīkā he anaghā niravadyāḥ, bhavato yuṣmān ātyantikaṃ kṣemaṃ pṛcchāmaḥ. yataḥ kṣaṇārdha-kāla-bhavo ’pi sat-saṅgaḥ śevadhir nidhiḥ. nidhi-lābhe yathānando bhavati tathātra paramānanda ity arthaḥ. Anaghāḥ means ‘faultless ones.’ We ask you about ātyantika-kṣema, the ultimate welfare. The reason is this: even sat-saṅga lasting only half a moment is a śevadhi, a treasure. Just as the obtaining of a treasure produces joy, here the joy is supreme bliss. EXT : Here we see Obtaining Treasure : Obtaining Satsangha :: Finite Joy: Eternal Joy The commentary makes the point very sharply: sat-saṅga is not merely beneficial company. It is treated as a nidhi, a spiritual treasure, because it...