2.5.1
Sourceश्री-गोप-कुमार उवाच— अथ तत्र गतो विप्रैः कियद्भिर् माथुरैः सह । यादवान् क्रीडतो’द्रक्षꣳ सङ्घशः स-कुमारकान्
śrī-gopa-kumāra uvāca— atha tatra gato vipraiḥ kiyadbhir māthuraiḥ saha | yādavān krīḍato’drakṣaṁ saṅghaśaḥ sa-kumārakān
English translation
Translation
Sri Gopa-kumara said: I went there and saw the Yadavas playing with their children and some Mathura brahmanas.
2.5.2
Sourceपुरा क्वापि न दृष्टा या सर्वतो भ्रमता मया । मधुरिम्णाꣳ परा कष्ठा सा तेष्व् अपि विराजते
purā kvāpi na dṛṣṭā yā sarvato bhramatā mayā | madhurimṇāṁ parā kaṣṭhā sā teṣv api virājate
English translation
Translation
Wandering everywhere I had never seen such great sweetness as shone amongst them.
2.5.3
Sourceसर्वार्थो विस्मृतो हर्षान् मया तद्-दर्शनोद्भवात् । तेष्व् आकृष्य परिष्वक्तः सर्वज्ञ-प्रवरैर् अहम्
sarvārtho vismṛto harṣān mayā tad-darśanodbhavāt | teṣv ākṛṣya pariṣvaktaḥ sarvajña-pravarair aham
English translation
Translation
The bliss of seeing them made me forget everything. Understanding everything, they firmly embrace me.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that Gopa-kumara forgot to offer obeisances to them.
2.5.4
Sourceगोवर्धनाद्रि-गोपाल- पुत्र-बुद्ध्या प्रवेशितः । अन्तह्-पुरꣳ करे धृत्वा स्नेह-पूरार्द्र-मानसैः
govardhanādri-gopāla- putra-buddhyā praveśitaḥ | antah-puraṁ kare dhṛtvā sneha-pūrārdra-mānasaiḥ
English translation
Translation
Aware that I was the son of a gopa of Govardhana Hill, they took my hands and, their hearts melting with a flood of love, took me inside the palace.
2.5.5
Sourceपश्यामि दूरात् स-दमो महीयसो मध्ये मणि-स्वर्ण-मये वरासने । तुली-वरोपर्य् उपविश्य लीलया बिभ्राजमानो भगवान् स वर्तते
paśyāmi dūrāt sa-damo mahīyaso madhye maṇi-svarṇa-maye varāsane | tulī-varopary upaviśya līlayā bibhrājamāno bhagavān sa vartate
English translation
Translation
From afar I saw the splendid Lord comfortably sitting on a throne of gold and jewels.
2.5.6
Sourceवैकुण्ठनाथस्य विचित्र-माधुरी- सारेण तेनास्त्य् अखिलेन सेवितः । केनापि केनाप्य् अधिकाधिकेन सो’मुस्माद् अपि श्री-भर-सञ्चयेन च
vaikuṇṭhanāthasya vicitra-mādhurī- sāreṇa tenāsty akhilena sevitaḥ | kenāpi kenāpy adhikādhikena so’musmād api śrī-bhara-sañcayena ca
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Translation
He was served by all the wonderful sweetnesses of the Lord of Vaikuntha, and His opulence was even greater than the Lord of Vaikuntha.
2.5.7
Sourceकैशोर-शोभार्द्रित-यौवनार्चितो भक्तेष्व् अभिव्यञ्जित-चारु-दोर्-युगः । माधुर्य-भङ्गि-ह्रीयमान-सेवक- स्वान्तो महाश्चर्य-विनोद-सागरः
kaiśora-śobhārdrita-yauvanārcito bhakteṣv abhivyañjita-cāru-dor-yugaḥ | mādhurya-bhaṅgi-hrīyamāna-sevaka- svānto mahāścarya-vinoda-sāgaraḥ
English translation
Translation
He was worshipped by the sweet nectar of youthful handsomeness. His handsome arms embraced His devotees. The waves of his sweetness charmed His servants' hearts. He was an ocean of very wonderful pastimes.
2.5.8
Sourceश्वेतातपत्रꣳ विततꣳ विराजते तस्योपरिष्टद् वर-चामर-द्वयम् । पार्श्व-द्वये बिभ्रमद् अग्रतो’स्य च श्री-पादुके हाटक-पीठ-मस्तके
śvetātapatraṁ vitataṁ virājate tasyopariṣṭad vara-cāmara-dvayam | pārśva-dvaye bibhramad agrato’sya ca śrī-pāduke hāṭaka-pīṭha-mastake
English translation
Translation
Above Him a white parasol was splendidly manifest. By His two sides two camaras moved. In from of Him was a golden footstool.
2.5.9
Sourceश्री-राज-राजेश्वरतानुरूपा परिच्छदाली परितो विभाति । निजानुरूपाः परिचारकाश् च तथा महा-वैभव-पङ्क्तयो’पि
śrī-rāja-rājeśvaratānurūpā paricchadālī parito vibhāti | nijānurūpāḥ paricārakāś ca tathā mahā-vaibhava-paṅktayo’pi
English translation
Translation
Everywhere were servants and associates, many great opulences, and the paraphernalia of a king of kings of kings.
2.5.10-11
Sourceस्व-स्वासने श्री-वसुदेव-रामा- क्रूरादयो दक्षिणतो निविष्टः । वामे’स्य पार्श्वे गद-सत्यकी च पुरो निधायाधिपम् उग्रसेनम् मन्त्री विकद्रुः कृतवर्मणा समꣳ तत्रैव वृष्णि-प्रवरैः परैर् अपि । श्री-नारदो नर्म-सुगीत-वीणा- वाद्यैर् अमुꣳ क्रीडति हासयन् सः
sva-svāsane śrī-vasudeva-rāmā- krūrādayo dakṣiṇato niviṣṭaḥ | vāme’sya pārśve gada-satyakī ca puro nidhāyādhipam ugrasenam mantrī vikadruḥ kṛtavarmaṇā samaṁ tatraiva vṛṣṇi-pravaraiḥ parair api | śrī-nārado narma-sugīta-vīṇā- vādyair amuṁ krīḍati hāsayan saḥ
English translation
Translation
To the Lord's right were Vasudeva, Balarama, Akrura, and others, each seated on his own throne. To his left were King Ugrasena, Gada, Satyaki, Krtavarma, the counsellor Vikadru, and the best of the Vrsnis. With playful, joking songs and vina music, Sri Narada made the Lord laugh.
2.5.12
Sourceतिष्ठन् पुरः श्री-गरुडो’स्ति तꣳ स्तुवन् पादाब्ज-सꣳवाहन-कृत् तथोद्धवः । रहस्य-वार्ताभिर् असौ प्रियाभिः सन्तोषयन्न् अस्ति निजेश्वरꣳ तम्
tiṣṭhan puraḥ śrī-garuḍo’sti taṁ stuvan pādābja-saṁvāhana-kṛt tathoddhavaḥ | rahasya-vārtābhir asau priyābhiḥ santoṣayann asti nijeśvaraṁ tam
English translation
Translation
Sri Garuda stood before the Lord and recited prayers. Uddhava massaged his Lord's lotus feet and pleased Him by telling Him many dear secrets.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that Uddhava's secrets were about Gokula. It was not right to speak them openly.
2.5.13
Sourceनिरीक्ष्य दीर्घात्म-दिदृक्षितास्पदꣳ दूरे’पतꣳ प्रेम-भरेण मोहितः । स तूद्भत-स्नेह-रसेन पूरितो मन्-नायनायोद्धवम् आदिदेश
nirīkṣya dīrghātma-didṛkṣitāspadaṁ dūre’pataṁ prema-bhareṇa mohitaḥ | sa tūdbhata-sneha-rasena pūrito man-nāyanāyoddhavam ādideśa
English translation
Translation
Seeing Him I had long desired to see, I fainted, overcome with love. The Lord, also flooded with love, told Uddhava to bring me to Him.
2.5.14
Sourceमाम् उद्धवो गोप-कुमार-वेषम् आलक्ष्य हृष्टो द्रुतम् आगतो’सौ । उत्थाप्य यत्नाद् अथ चेतयित्वा पाण्योर् गृहित्वानयद् अस्य पार्श्वम्
mām uddhavo gopa-kumāra-veṣam ālakṣya hṛṣṭo drutam āgato’sau | utthāpya yatnād atha cetayitvā pāṇyor gṛhitvānayad asya pārśvam
English translation
Translation
Uddhava came. Seeing that I was a cowherd boy, he was very happy. He carefully picked me up and brought me back to consciousness. Taking both my hands, he brought me before the Lord.
2.5.15
Sourceनिजान्तिके मन्-नयनार्थम् आत्मनै- वोत्थातु-कामेन पुरो’र्पितस्य । पादाम्बुजस्योपरि मच्-छिरो बलात् स्व-पाणिनाकृष्य बतोद्धवो न्यधत्
nijāntike man-nayanārtham ātmanai- votthātu-kāmena puro’rpitasya | pādāmbujasyopari mac-chiro balāt sva-pāṇinākṛṣya batoddhavo nyadhat
English translation
Translation
As the Lord rose to greet me, Uddhava, with his own hand, placed my head at the Lord's feet.
2.5.16
Sourceसः प्राण-नाथः स्व-कराम्बुजेन मे स्पृशन् प्रतीकान् परिमार्जयन्न् इव । वꣳशीꣳ ममादाय कराद् विलोकयꣳस् तुष्णीꣳ स्थितो’श्रूनि सृजन् महार्तवत्
saḥ prāṇa-nāthaḥ sva-karāmbujena me spṛśan pratīkān parimārjayann iva | vaṁśīṁ mamādāya karād vilokayaṁs tuṣṇīṁ sthito’śrūni sṛjan mahārtavat
English translation
Translation
With His lotus hand the Lord of my life stroked my body. Seeing my flute, He took it from my hand and stood silently, shedding tears as if He were in great pain.
2.5.17
Sourceक्षणात् तव क्षेमम् अनामयो’सि किꣳ स तत्र कच्चित् प्रभवेद् अमङ्गलम् । एवꣳ वदन्न् एव दशाꣳ स काम् अपि व्रजन् कृतो मन्त्रि-वरेण धैर्यवान्
kṣaṇāt tava kṣemam anāmayo’si kiṁ sa tatra kaccit prabhaved amaṅgalam | evaṁ vadann eva daśāṁ sa kām api vrajan kṛto mantri-vareṇa dhairyavān
English translation
Translation
Saying "Is all well with you? Are you happy? How can anything inauspicious happen there?" He was overwhelmed until Uddhava, the best of counsellors, pacified Him.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the "there" in this verse is Gokula.
2.5.18
Sourceअग्रतो दर्शितास् तेन सङ्केतेन सभा-स्थिताः । यादवा वसुदेवाद्या नृपा देवास् तथार्षयः
agrato darśitās tena saṅketena sabhā-sthitāḥ | yādavā vasudevādyā nṛpā devās tathārṣayaḥ
English translation
Translation
Uddhava then gave a sign to Vasudeva and the Yadavas, the kings, the demigods, and the sages in the assembly.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the sign was a movement of the eyebrows. Of the kings there, Yudhisthira was prominent, of the demigods Indra was prominent, and of the sages Garga Muni was prominent.
2.5.19
Sourceउन्मील्य पद्म-नेत्रे तान् आलोक्यग्रे प्रयत्नतः । सो’वस्तभ्येषद् आत्मानꣳ पुरान्तर् गन्तुम् उद्यतः
unmīlya padma-netre tān ālokyagre prayatnataḥ | so’vastabhyeṣad ātmānaṁ purāntar gantum udyataḥ
English translation
Translation
With great effort opening His eyes and seeing them all before Him, He composed Himself and decided to enter the inner rooms of the palace.
2.5.20
Sourceचिराद् अभिष्टꣳ निज-जीवितेशꣳ तथाभिलभ्य प्रमदाब्धि-मग्नः । किम् आचरानि प्रवदानि वा किम् इति स्म जानामि न किञ्चनाहम्
cirād abhiṣṭaṁ nija-jīviteśaṁ tathābhilabhya pramadābdhi-magnaḥ | kim ācarāni pravadāni vā kim iti sma jānāmi na kiñcanāham
English translation
Translation
So quickly attaining my desire, the Lord of my life, I was plunged in an ocean of happiness. What should I do? What should I say? I did not know at all.
2.5.21
Sourceततो बहिर् निःसरतो यदूत्तमान् सम्मन्य तम्बूल-विलेपनादिभिः । विधृत्य माꣳ दक्षिण-पाणिनाञ्जलौ रामोद्धवाभ्याम् अविशत् पुरान्तरम्
tato bahir niḥsarato yadūttamān sammanya tambūla-vilepanādibhiḥ | vidhṛtya māṁ dakṣiṇa-pāṇināñjalau rāmoddhavābhyām aviśat purāntaram
English translation
Translation
Going out, He worshipped the best of the Yadavas with betelnuts, ointments and other gifts and taking my folded hands with His right hand, with Balarama and Uddhava entered the inner rooms of the palace.
2.5.22
Sourceश्वाश्रुꣳ पुरष्कृत्य सरोहिणीकꣳ श्री-देवकीꣳ साष्ट-शतोत्तराणि । प्रभुꣳ सहस्राण्य् अथ शोडशाग्रे ’भ्ययुः स-भृत्याः प्रमुदा महिष्यः
śvāśruṁ puraṣkṛtya sarohiṇīkaṁ śrī-devakīṁ sāṣṭa-śatottarāṇi | prabhuṁ sahasrāṇy atha śoḍaśāgre ’bhyayuḥ sa-bhṛtyāḥ pramudā mahiṣyaḥ
English translation
Translation
Placing their mother-in-law, Devaki and Rohini in front, 16 108 joyful queens, accompanied by their maidservants, followed the Lord.
2.5.23
Sourceरुक्मिणी सत्यभामा सा देवी जाम्बवती तथा । कालिन्दी मित्रविन्दा च सत्या भद्रा च लक्ष्मणा
rukmiṇī satyabhāmā sā devī jāmbavatī tathā | kālindī mitravindā ca satyā bhadrā ca lakṣmaṇā
English translation
Translation
Among them were the queens Rukmini, Satyabhama, Jambavati, Kalindi, Mitravinda, Satya, Bhadra and Laksmana.
2.5.24
Sourceअन्याश् च रोहिणी-मुख्यास् तस्यैवोचितताꣳ गताः । सर्वाः सर्व-प्रकारेण तुल्य-दासी-गणार्चिताः
anyāś ca rohiṇī-mukhyās tasyaivocitatāṁ gatāḥ | sarvāḥ sarva-prakāreṇa tulya-dāsī-gaṇārcitāḥ
English translation
Translation
There were other queens also, headed by Queen Rohini, very fulfilled in all ways and served by maidservants like them.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that these were the queens rescued from the palace of Narakasura. The most important of them was named Rohini, who is mentioned in Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.61.18.
2.5.25
Sourceताभ्याम् अमूभिश् च स-लज्जम् आवृतः कुमार-वर्गैर् अपि शोभितो’विशत् । प्रासादम् आत्मीयम् अथासनोत्तमे निह्नुत्य भावꣳ निषषाद हृष्टवत्
tābhyām amūbhiś ca sa-lajjam āvṛtaḥ kumāra-vargair api śobhito’viśat | prāsādam ātmīyam athāsanottame nihnutya bhāvaṁ niṣaṣāda hṛṣṭavat
English translation
Translation
Glorious with the two men, the many shy women, and a host of children, the Lord entered His palace and, concealing the real condition of His heart, happily sat on the throne.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the Lord was thinking of Gokula.
2.5.26
Sourceतꣳ श्री-यशोदाखिल-गोप-सुन्दरी- गोपार्भ-वर्गैर् इव भूषितꣳ त्व् अहम् । पश्यन् समक्षꣳ धृत-वेणुम् आत्मनो ध्येयꣳ पुनर् हर्ष-भरेण मोहितः
taṁ śrī-yaśodākhila-gopa-sundarī- gopārbha-vargair iva bhūṣitaṁ tv aham | paśyan samakṣaṁ dhṛta-veṇum ātmano dhyeyaṁ punar harṣa-bhareṇa mohitaḥ
English translation
Translation
Then, first in meditation and then directly before my eyes, seeing the Lord holding a flute and decorated with all the cowherd boys and the gopis headed by Yasoda, I fainted in ecstasy.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the Lord became Madana-Gopala. No longer was He the king of Dvaraka. The flute He held in His lotus hand was the same flute He has taken from Gopa-kumara's hand. Queen Devaki became like Yasoda, the queens became like the gopis, Pradyumna, Samba and the other boys became like the cowherd boys. Balarama's mother, Rohini remained as before.
2.5.27
Sourceकृपा-भर-व्यग्र-मनः स-सम्भ्रमꣳ स्वयꣳ समुत्थाय स नन्द-नन्दनः । कराम्बुज-स्पर्श-बलेन मे’करोत् प्रबोधम् अङ्गानि मुहुर् विमार्जयन्
kṛpā-bhara-vyagra-manaḥ sa-sambhramaṁ svayaṁ samutthāya sa nanda-nandanaḥ | karāmbuja-sparśa-balena me’karot prabodham aṅgāni muhur vimārjayan
English translation
Translation
His heart overcome with compassion, the Lord, the son of Nanda, suddenly rose and, stroking my limbs, with the touch of His lotus hand awakened me.
2.5.28
Sourceवृत्ते भोजन-काले’पि भोक्तुम् इच्छम् अकुर्वता । मातृणम् आग्रहेणैव कृत्यꣳ मध्याह्निकꣳ कृतम्
vṛtte bhojana-kāle’pi bhoktum iccham akurvatā | mātṛṇam āgraheṇaiva kṛtyaṁ madhyāhnikaṁ kṛtam
English translation
Translation
When it was time for lunch, the Lord had no desire to eat. His mothers made Him perform His midday duties.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that because the Lord was suffering in separation from Gokula, He had no desire to eat. The mothers are plural here because they refer to the many wives of Vasudeva.
2.5.29
Sourceदेवकी-नन्दनेनाथ तेन किञ्चित् स्व-पाणिना । भोजितो’हꣳ स्वयꣳ पश्चाद् भुक्तꣳ सन्तोषणाय मे
devakī-nandanenātha tena kiñcit sva-pāṇinā | bhojito’haṁ svayaṁ paścād bhuktaṁ santoṣaṇāya me
English translation
Translation
The Lord, the son of Devaki, personally fed me with His own hand and then, to satisfy me, He also ate.
2.5.30
Sourceकुमार-मण्डली-मध्ये निवेश्य निजम् अग्रजम् । परिवेशयता स्वेन पूर्ववद् बाल्य-लीलया
kumāra-maṇḍalī-madhye niveśya nijam agrajam | pariveśayatā svena pūrvavad bālya-līlayā
English translation
Translation
Then the Lord made a circle of His sons, placed His elder brother, Balarama, in the middle, and personally fed them as He had done in His childhood pastimes.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that this is described in Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.13.11.
2.5.31
Sourceमहा-प्रसादम् उच्छिष्टꣳ भुक्त्वा स्व-गृहम् आनयत् । भगवद्-भाव-विज्ञो’साव् उद्धवो माꣳ बलाद् इव
mahā-prasādam ucchiṣṭaṁ bhuktvā sva-gṛham ānayat | bhagavad-bhāva-vijño’sāv uddhavo māṁ balād iva
English translation
Translation
Uddhava ate some of the Lord's maha-prasadam remnants, and then, knowing the Lord's desire, took me, almost as if by force, to his own home.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the cowherd boy Gopa-kumara could not become happy in the opulences of the palace, therefore the Lord wanted him to stay with Uddhava, who is very dear to the people of Gokula.
2.5.32
Sourceतदानीम् एव यातो’हꣳ सम्याक् सꣳज्ञाꣳ ततो’खिलम् । तत्रानुभूतꣳ विमृशन् मुहुर् नृत्यन्न् अमाꣳस्य् अदः
tadānīm eva yāto’haṁ samyāk saṁjñāṁ tato’khilam | tatrānubhūtaṁ vimṛśan muhur nṛtyann amāṁsy adaḥ
English translation
Translation
Then I again became fully conscious. Thinking of what I had experienced, I danced again and again. I thought:
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the word "then" here means "when he arrived at Uddhava's home".
2.5.33
Sourceमनोरथानाꣳ परमꣳ किलान्तम् अहो गतो’द्यैव यद्-इष्ट-देवम् । प्राप्तो’परोक्षꣳ व्रज-नागरꣳ तꣳ हृद्-ध्यायमानाखिल-माधुरीभिः
manorathānāṁ paramaṁ kilāntam aho gato’dyaiva yad-iṣṭa-devam | prāpto’parokṣaṁ vraja-nāgaraṁ taṁ hṛd-dhyāyamānākhila-mādhurībhiḥ
English translation
Translation
Ah, today the greatest of my desires is fulfilled. In meditation have seen my worshipable Lord, the hero of Vraja, with all His sweetnesses.
2.5.34
Sourceप्रस्थायोद्धव-सङ्गत्या स्व-प्रभुꣳ तꣳ विलोकयन् । नाशकꣳ हर्ष-वैवश्यात् किञ्चित् कर्तुꣳ परꣳ ततः
prasthāyoddhava-saṅgatyā sva-prabhuṁ taṁ vilokayan | nāśakaṁ harṣa-vaivaśyāt kiñcit kartuṁ paraṁ tataḥ
English translation
Translation
Going in Uddhava's company, I would gaze at my Lord, but, overcome with happiness, I could not do anything else.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that Gopa-kumara was so overwhelmed he was not able to serve the Lord.
2.5.35
Sourceविचित्रꣳ तस्य कारुण्य- भरꣳ सन्ततम् आप्नुवन् । वसꣳस् तत्र महानन्द- पूरान् अनुभवामि यान्
vicitraṁ tasya kāruṇya- bharaṁ santatam āpnuvan | vasaṁs tatra mahānanda- pūrān anubhavāmi yān
English translation
Translation
Living there and attaining the Lord's abundant, wonderful, eternal mercy, I was flooded with bliss.
2.5.36
Sourceतेषाꣳ निरूपनꣳ कर्तुꣳ वाचा चित्तेन वा जनः । ब्रह्मायुषापि कः शक्तो भगवद्-भक्तिमान् अपि
teṣāṁ nirūpanaṁ kartuṁ vācā cittena vā janaḥ | brahmāyuṣāpi kaḥ śakto bhagavad-bhaktimān api
English translation
Translation
Living as long as Brahma, even a great devotee of the Lord could not understand that mercy with his mind or describe it in words.
2.5.37
Sourceमोक्षे सुखꣳ ननु महत्तमम् उच्यते यत्- तत्-कोटि-कोटि-गुणितꣳ गदितꣳ विकुण्ठे । युक्त्या कयाचिद् अधिकꣳ किल कोषलायाꣳ यद् द्वारका-भवम् इदꣳ तु कथꣳ निरूप्यम्
mokṣe sukhaṁ nanu mahattamam ucyate yat- tat-koṭi-koṭi-guṇitaṁ gaditaṁ vikuṇṭhe | yuktyā kayācid adhikaṁ kila koṣalāyāṁ yad dvārakā-bhavam idaṁ tu kathaṁ nirūpyam
English translation
Translation
The happiness in impersonal liberation is said to be very great, but the happiness in Vaikuntha is said to be many millions of millions of times greater. Still greater is the happiness in Ayodya, and greater than that is the happiness in Dvaraka. How is it possible to describe the happiness in Dvaraka?
2.5.38
Sourceतत्रापि तच्-चिर-दिदृक्षित-जीवितेश- प्राप्त्या तद्-एक-दयितस्य जनस्य यत् स्यात् । वृत्त्या कयास्तु वचसो मनसो’पि वात्तꣳ तद् वै विदुस् तद्-उचितात्मनि तद्-विदस् ते
tatrāpi tac-cira-didṛkṣita-jīviteśa- prāptyā tad-eka-dayitasya janasya yat syāt | vṛttyā kayāstu vacaso manaso’pi vāttaṁ tad vai vidus tad-ucitātmani tad-vidas te
English translation
Translation
By what actions of the mind or words can the wise understand the happiness of a devotee who loves the Lord alone and who has finally attained the Lord of his life he long yearned to see.
2.5.39
Sourceएवꣳ वसन्तꣳ माꣳ तत्र श्रीमद्-यादव-पुङ्गवाः । विश्व-बाह्यान्तरानन्द- दिदृक्षार्द्र-हृदो’ब्रुवन्
evaṁ vasantaṁ māṁ tatra śrīmad-yādava-puṅgavāḥ | viśva-bāhyāntarānanda- didṛkṣārdra-hṛdo’bruvan
English translation
Translation
To me, who was living there in this way, the best of the Yadavas, their hearts melting with the desire to see me enjoy all happiness within and without, said:
2.5.40
Sourceश्री-यादवा ऊचुः— वैकुण्ठतो’प्य् उत्तम-भूति-पूरिते स्थाने त्वम् एत्यात्र सखे’स्मद्-अन्वितः । यद्-वन्य-वेशेन सुदीनवद् वसेर् मन्यामहे साधु न तत् कथञ्चन
śrī-yādavā ūcuḥ— vaikuṇṭhato’py uttama-bhūti-pūrite sthāne tvam etyātra sakhe’smad-anvitaḥ | yad-vanya-veśena sudīnavad vaser manyāmahe sādhu na tat kathañcana
English translation
Translation
The Yadavas said: Friend, you have come to this place, which is more opulent than Vaikuntha, and now you stay here with us. We do not think it is good that you continue to dress as a poor person that lives in the forest.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that Gopa-kumara was still dressed as a resident of the forest.
2.5.41
Sourceचित्ते दुःखम् इवास्माकम् अपि किञ्चिद् भवेद् अतः । स्वतः सिद्धꣳ तम् अस्माकम् इव वेषादिकꣳ तनु
citte duḥkham ivāsmākam api kiñcid bhaved ataḥ | svataḥ siddhaṁ tam asmākam iva veṣādikaṁ tanu
English translation
Translation
It makes us unhappy at heart. Please dress as we do.
2.5.42
Sourceश्री-गोप-कुमार उवाच— तेषाꣳ तत्राग्रहेणापि स्व-चित्तस्याच्युतस्य च । अलब्ध्वा स्व-रसꣳ तेषु नीचाकिञ्चनवत् स्थितः
śrī-gopa-kumāra uvāca— teṣāṁ tatrāgraheṇāpi sva-cittasyācyutasya ca | alabdhvā sva-rasaṁ teṣu nīcākiñcanavat sthitaḥ
English translation
Translation
Sri Gopa-kumara said: Although they persisted, I never heard anything from the Lord, so I continued to dress as a humble, poor person.
2.5.43
Sourceआसीनस्य सभा-मध्ये सेवितस्य महर्द्धिभिः । पार्श्वे भगवतो’थाहꣳ गन्तुꣳ लज्जे बिभेमि च
āsīnasya sabhā-madhye sevitasya maharddhibhiḥ | pārśve bhagavato’thāhaṁ gantuṁ lajje bibhemi ca
English translation
Translation
To leave the side of the Lord who, served by great opulences, sat in the assembly, I was both ashamed and afraid.
2.5.44
Sourceचतुर्-बाहुत्वम् अप्य् अस्य पश्येयꣳ तत्र कर्हिचित् । न च क्रीडा-विशेषाꣳ तꣳ व्रजभूमि-कृतꣳ सदा
catur-bāhutvam apy asya paśyeyaṁ tatra karhicit | na ca krīḍā-viśeṣāṁ taṁ vrajabhūmi-kṛtaṁ sadā
English translation
Translation
Sometimes I saw Him display four arms, something He never did in the land of Vraja.
2.5.45
Sourceकदाचिद् एष तत्रैव वर्तमानान् अदूरतः । पाण्डवान् ईक्षितुꣳ गच्छेद् एकाकी प्रिय-बन्धवान्
kadācid eṣa tatraiva vartamānān adūrataḥ | pāṇḍavān īkṣituṁ gacched ekākī priya-bandhavān
English translation
Translation
Sometimes He went alone to see His dear relatives, the Pandavas, who were not far away.
2.5.46
Sourceइत्थꣳ चिरान्तनाभीष्टा- सम्पूर्त्या मे व्यथेत हृत् । तादृग्-रूप-गुणस्यास्य दृष्ट्यैवाथापि शाम्यति
itthaṁ cirāntanābhīṣṭā- sampūrtyā me vyatheta hṛt | tādṛg-rūpa-guṇasyāsya dṛṣṭyaivāthāpi śāmyati
English translation
Translation
Because my long-held desire was still not fulfilled, my heart was agitated. Still, when I saw the Lord's handsomeness and virtues, it became peaceful again.
2.5.47
Sourceतस्य वाग्-अमृतैस् तैस् तैः कृपाभिव्यञ्जनैर् अपि । भवेत् सुख-विशेषो यो जिह्वा स्पृशतु तꣳ कथम्
tasya vāg-amṛtais tais taiḥ kṛpābhivyañjanair api | bhavet sukha-viśeṣo yo jihvā spṛśatu taṁ katham
English translation
Translation
How can my tongue touch the happiness brought by the merciful nectar of His words?
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains this means Gopa-kumara could not adequately describe his happiness.
2.5.48
Sourceएवम् उद्धव-गेहे मे दिनानि कतिचिद् ययुः । यदि स्यात् को’पि शोकस् तꣳ सꣳवृणोम्य् अवहित्थाय
evam uddhava-gehe me dināni katicid yayuḥ | yadi syāt ko’pi śokas taṁ saṁvṛṇomy avahitthāya
English translation
Translation
In this I spent some days in Uddhava's home. If I was unhappy, I concealed it.
2.5.49
Sourceएकदा नारदꣳ तत्रा- गतꣳ वीक्ष्य प्राणम्य तम् । हर्षेण विस्मयेनापि वेष्टितो’वोचम् ईदृशम्
ekadā nāradaṁ tatrā- gataṁ vīkṣya prāṇamya tam | harṣeṇa vismayenāpi veṣṭito’vocam īdṛśam
English translation
Translation
One time, seeing that Narada had come, I bowed before him, and with wonder and joy spoke the following words:
2.5.50
Sourceमुनीन्द्र-वेष प्रभु-पार्षदोत्तम स्वर्गादि-लोकेषु भवन्तम् ईदृशम् । वैकुण्ठ-लोके’त्र च हन्त सर्वतः पश्याम्य् अहो कौतुकम् आवृणोति माम्
munīndra-veṣa prabhu-pārṣadottama svargādi-lokeṣu bhavantam īdṛśam | vaikuṇṭha-loke’tra ca hanta sarvataḥ paśyāmy aho kautukam āvṛṇoti mām
English translation
Translation
O king of sages. O greatest of the Lord's associates, I see you like this in Svargaloka and the other material planets, in Vaikunthaloka, and now here also. This fills me with wonder and curiosity.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the words "like this" mean that in each of these places Narada manifested the same form of a sage playing his vina. His form never changed.
2.5.51
Sourceश्री-नारद उवाच— गोप-बालक एवासि सत्यम् अद्यापि कौतुकी । पूर्वम् एव मयोद्दिष्टम् एतद् अस्ति न किꣳ त्वयि
śrī-nārada uvāca— gopa-bālaka evāsi satyam adyāpi kautukī | pūrvam eva mayoddiṣṭam etad asti na kiṁ tvayi
English translation
Translation
Sri Narada said: You are a playful cowherd boy eternally. Did I not tell you before?
2.5.52
Sourceयथा हि भगवान् एकः श्री-कृष्णो बहु-मूर्तिभिः । बहु-स्थानेषु वर्तेत तथा तत्-सेवका वयम्
yathā hi bhagavān ekaḥ śrī-kṛṣṇo bahu-mūrtibhiḥ | bahu-sthāneṣu varteta tathā tat-sevakā vayam
English translation
Translation
As Lord Sri Krsna, who is one, manifests in many forms in many places, so do we, His servants.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that here Narada says: "We also manifest in many forms in many places."
2.5.53
Sourceश्री-सुपर्णादयः सर्वे श्रीमद्-धनूमद्-आदयः । उद्धवो’पि तथैवायꣳ तादृशा यादवादयः
śrī-suparṇādayaḥ sarve śrīmad-dhanūmad-ādayaḥ | uddhavo’pi tathaivāyaṁ tādṛśā yādavādayaḥ
English translation
Translation
All the devotees, those led by Garuda, those led by Hanuman, those led by the Yadavas, and Uddhava also, are like that.
2.5.54
Sourceसर्वे’पि नित्यꣳ किल तस्य पार्षदाः सेवा-पराः क्रीडणकानुरूपाः । प्रत्येकम् एते बहु-रूपवन्तो’प्य् एकꣳ भजामो भगवान् यथासौ
sarve’pi nityaṁ kila tasya pārṣadāḥ sevā-parāḥ krīḍaṇakānurūpāḥ | pratyekam ete bahu-rūpavanto’py ekaṁ bhajāmo bhagavān yathāsau
English translation
Translation
Dedicated to serving Him, we are all the Lord's associates eternally. As the Lord does, so do we assume different forms in different pastimes. In this way we worship Him.
2.5.55
Sourceनाना-विधास् तस्य परिच्छदा ये नामानि लीलाः प्रिय-भूमयश् च । नित्यानि सत्यान्य् अखिलानि तद्वद् एकान्य् अनेकान्य् अपि तानि विद्धि
nānā-vidhās tasya paricchadā ye nāmāni līlāḥ priya-bhūmayaś ca | nityāni satyāny akhilāni tadvad ekāny anekāny api tāni viddhi
English translation
Translation
The Lord's paraphernalia, names, pastimes and favourite abodes are all eternal and real. Know that they are both one and many,
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that these things are so because they are all eternal and full of knowledge and bliss.
2.5.56
Sourceआश्चर्यम् एतत् त्वम् अपीदृग् एव सन् पूर्व-स्वभावꣳ तनुषे’त्र लीलया । परꣳ महाश्चर्यम् इहापि लक्ष्यसे ’तृप्तार्त-चेता इव सर्वदा मया
āścaryam etat tvam apīdṛg eva san pūrva-svabhāvaṁ tanuṣe’tra līlayā | paraṁ mahāścaryam ihāpi lakṣyase ’tṛptārta-cetā iva sarvadā mayā
English translation
Translation
It is surprising that even though you are also like that, even in these pastimes you manifest your previous nature. I see that even here you are always unsatisfied and unhappy at heart. This is very surprising to me.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the phrase "previous nature" means "the nature of a cowherd boy", and the phrase "also like that" means "you also have a spiritual form of eternity, knowledge and bliss, as we do". Narada is curious to know why, even in Dvaraka, Gopa-kumara is still dissatisfied.
2.5.57
Sourceश्री-गोप-कुमार उवाच— मया स-पाद-ग्रहम् एष नत्वा स-दैन्यम् उक्तो भगवꣳस् त्वम् एव । जानासि तत् सर्वम् इतीदम् आह स्मित्वा निरीक्ष्याननम् उद्धवस्य
śrī-gopa-kumāra uvāca— mayā sa-pāda-graham eṣa natvā sa-dainyam ukto bhagavaṁs tvam eva | jānāsi tat sarvam itīdam āha smitvā nirīkṣyānanam uddhavasya
English translation
Translation
Sri Gopa-kumara said: Bowing down and touching his feet, I humbly said: "Lord, you know everything." Then Narada smiled and, glancing at Uddhava's face spoke.
2.5.58-59
Sourceश्री-नारद उवाच— उद्धवायम् अहो गोप- पुत्रो गोवर्धनोद्भवः । मादृशꣳ त्वादृशानाꣳ च मृग्यन् वस्तु सुदुर्लभम् इतस् ततो भ्रमन् व्यग्रः कदाचिद् अपि कुत्रचित् । नातिक्रमति चित्तान्तर् लग्नꣳ तꣳ शोकम् अर्ति-दम्
śrī-nārada uvāca— uddhavāyam aho gopa- putro govardhanodbhavaḥ | mādṛśaṁ tvādṛśānāṁ ca mṛgyan vastu sudurlabham itas tato bhraman vyagraḥ kadācid api kutracit | nātikramati cittāntar lagnaṁ taṁ śokam arti-dam
English translation
Translation
Sri Narada said: O Uddhava, he was born a cowherd's son on Govardhana Hill. Very restless, he has been searching place after place for something even those like you and me cannot attain. Not finding it, his heart is filled with pain and grief.
2.5.60
Sourceतद् एनꣳ बत तत्रत्य- लोकानुग्रह-कातरः । भवान् अपि न पार्श्व-स्थꣳ प्रतिबोधयति क्षणम्
tad enaṁ bata tatratya- lokānugraha-kātaraḥ | bhavān api na pārśva-sthaṁ pratibodhayati kṣaṇam
English translation
Translation
You are overcome with kindness for the people there. Why did you not enlighten him for even a moment.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the phrase "the people there" means "the people of Vraja".
2.5.61
Sourceपदꣳ दूरतरꣳ तद् वै तत्-सुखानुभवस् तथा । तत्-साधनम् अपि प्रार्थ्यम् अस्माकम् अपि दुर्घटम्
padaṁ dūrataraṁ tad vai tat-sukhānubhavas tathā | tat-sādhanam api prārthyam asmākam api durghaṭam
English translation
Translation
His home is very far away and his happiness is also very far from us. We pray for them, but they are very difficult for us to attain.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the home here is the realm of Goloka, which is far from Vaikuntha, and which because it is very exalted, is very difficult to attain. The happiness here is the happiness of seeing the son of Nanda and enjoying pastimes with Him. Even though Narada and Uddhava are eternal associates of the Lord, they still pray to attain this realm and this happiness.
2.5.62
Sourceश्रीमद्-उद्धव उवाच— व्रजभूमाव् अयꣳ जातस् तस्याꣳ गोपत्वम् आचरत् । गोपालोपासन-निष्ठो विशिष्टो’स्मान् महाषयः
śrīmad-uddhava uvāca— vrajabhūmāv ayaṁ jātas tasyāṁ gopatvam ācarat | gopālopāsana-niṣṭho viśiṣṭo’smān mahāṣayaḥ
English translation
Translation
Srimad Uddhava said: He was born in the land of Vraja and there he was a cowherd boy. His faith is placed in the worship of Gopala. He is more exalted than we.
2.5.63
Sourceसोत्साहम् आह तꣳ हर्षात् तच् छ्रुत्वाश्लिष्य नारदः । यथायꣳ लभते’भीष्टꣳ तथोपादिश सत्वरम्
sotsāham āha taṁ harṣāt tac chrutvāśliṣya nāradaḥ | yathāyaṁ labhate’bhīṣṭaṁ tathopādiśa satvaram
English translation
Translation
Narada eagerly and happily embraced him and said: "Teach him how to quickly attain his desire".
2.5.64
Sourceअब्रवीद् उद्धवो जात्या क्षत्रियो’हꣳ महा-मुने । उपदेश-प्रदाने तन् नाधिकारी त्वयि स्थिते
abravīd uddhavo jātyā kṣatriyo’haṁ mahā-mune | upadeśa-pradāne tan nādhikārī tvayi sthite
English translation
Translation
Uddhava said: O great sage, I am a ksatriya by birth. I should not teach when you are present.
2.5.65
Sourceनारदो नितराम् उच्चैर् विहस्यावदद् उद्धवम् । न वैकुण्ठे’प्य् अपेतास्मिन् क्षत्रियत्व-मतिस् तव
nārado nitarām uccair vihasyāvadad uddhavam | na vaikuṇṭhe’py apetāsmin kṣatriyatva-matis tava
English translation
Translation
Narada laughed and said: "Even in Vaikuntha you don't think you are a ksatriya?"
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the castes exist only in the material world, not in the spiritual world, where everything is eternal and full of knowledge and bliss.
2.5.66
Sourceउद्धवः स-स्मितꣳ प्राह किꣳ ब्रुयाꣳ सा न मादृशम् । अपेतेति किलास्माकꣳ प्रभोर् अप्य् अपयाति न
uddhavaḥ sa-smitaṁ prāha kiṁ bruyāṁ sā na mādṛśam | apeteti kilāsmākaṁ prabhor apy apayāti na
English translation
Translation
Uddhava smiled and said: "What I say is not my idea. Our Lord has not rejected (His status as a ksatriya).
2.5.67
Sourceयथा तत्र तथात्रापि सद्-धरम-परिपालनम् । गार्हस्थ्यारि-जय-जेष्ठ्य- विप्र-सम्माननादिकम्
yathā tatra tathātrāpi sad-dharama-paripālanam | gārhasthyāri-jaya-jeṣṭhya- vipra-sammānanādikam
English translation
Translation
As He does there, so here also He protects the principles of religion by following the restrictions of household life, conquering His enemies, worshipping the elders and brahmanas, and acting piously in other ways also.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the "there" is the Dvaraka in the material world. Some of the Lord's other religious actions, beginning with rising for brahma-muhurta are described in the Tenth Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam.
2.5.68
Sourceतद्-उक्त्या नारदो हर्ष- भराक्रान्त-मना हसन् । उत्प्लुत्योत्प्लुत्य चाक्रोशन्न् इदम् आह सुविस्मितः
tad-uktyā nārado harṣa- bharākrānta-manā hasan | utplutyotplutya cākrośann idam āha suvismitaḥ
English translation
Translation
With these words Narada's heart was overcome with joy. Filled with wonder, laughing, jumping up and down, and crying out, he spoke.
2.5.69
Sourceश्री-नारद उवाच— अहो भगवतो लीला- माधुर्य-महिमाद्भुतः । तद्-एक-निष्ठा-गाम्भीर्यꣳ सेवकानाꣳ च तादृशाम्
śrī-nārada uvāca— aho bhagavato līlā- mādhurya-mahimādbhutaḥ | tad-eka-niṣṭhā-gāmbhīryaṁ sevakānāṁ ca tādṛśām
English translation
Translation
Sri Narada said: Ah, the wonder that is the glory of the sweetness of the Lord's pastimes! Ah, the depth of faith in Him alone, held by His servants, who are like Him!
2.5.70
Sourceअहो अलꣳ कौतुकम् एतद् ईक्ष्यते यथैष विक्रीडति मर्त्य-लोक-गः । तथैव वैकुण्ठ-पदोपरि स्थितो निज-प्रियानाꣳ परितोष-हेतवे
aho alaṁ kautukam etad īkṣyate yathaiṣa vikrīḍati martya-loka-gaḥ | tathaiva vaikuṇṭha-padopari sthito nija-priyānāṁ paritoṣa-hetave
English translation
Translation
Ah! I have seen a great wonder! The Supreme Lord, who stays in a place above even Vaikuntha, enjoys pastimes in the material world to please they who are dear to Him.
2.5.71
Sourceयल्-लीलानुभवेनायꣳ भ्रमः स्यान् मादृशाम् अपि । वैकुण्ठ-द्वारकायꣳ किꣳ मर्त्ये वर्तामहे’थवा
yal-līlānubhavenāyaṁ bhramaḥ syān mādṛśām api | vaikuṇṭha-dvārakāyaṁ kiṁ martye vartāmahe’thavā
English translation
Translation
Persons like me become bewildered when we see the Lord's pastimes. Are we in the material world, or in the Dvaraka of Vaikuntha?
2.5.72-73
Sourceयुक्तꣳ तद्-एको प्रभु-पद-पद्मयोः स-प्रेम-भक्तिर् भवताम् अपेक्षिता । भक्त-प्रियस्यास्य च भक्त-कामित- प्रपूरणꣳ केवलम् इष्टम् उत्तमम् वैकुण्ठ-वासोचितम् ईहितꣳ न वो नो मर्त-लोक-स्थिति-योग्यम् अप्य् अतः । ऐश्वर्य-योग्यꣳ न हि लोक-बन्धुता युक्तꣳ च तस्यापि भवेद् अपेक्षितम्
yuktaṁ tad-eko prabhu-pada-padmayoḥ sa-prema-bhaktir bhavatām apekṣitā | bhakta-priyasyāsya ca bhakta-kāmita- prapūraṇaṁ kevalam iṣṭam uttamam vaikuṇṭha-vāsocitam īhitaṁ na vo no marta-loka-sthiti-yogyam apy ataḥ | aiśvarya-yogyaṁ na hi loka-bandhutā yuktaṁ ca tasyāpi bhaved apekṣitam
English translation
Translation
You have love and devotion for the Lord's lotus feet, and the Lord, who loves His devotees, fulfils their desires. Your actions have nothing to do with living in Vaikuntha, nor do they have anything to do with material opulences or with material friends and relatives.
2.5.74
Sourceस-प्रेम-भक्तेः परमानुकूलꣳ दैन्यꣳ महा-पुष्टि-करꣳ सदा वः । तस्यापि तत्-प्रेम-विभावने’लꣳ भोगाकुल-ग्राम्य-विहार-जातꣳ
sa-prema-bhakteḥ paramānukūlaṁ dainyaṁ mahā-puṣṭi-karaṁ sadā vaḥ | tasyāpi tat-prema-vibhāvane’laṁ bhogākula-grāmya-vihāra-jātaṁ
English translation
Translation
You are always humble, and that helps your love and devotion for the Lord. The enjoys pastimes as if He were an ordinary person, and that helps the exchange of love between Him and His devotees.
2.5.75
Sourceप्रेमोद्रेक-परीपाक- महिमा केन वर्ण्यताम् । यः कुर्यात् परमेशꣳ तꣳ सद्-बन्धुम् इव लौकिकम्
premodreka-parīpāka- mahimā kena varṇyatām | yaḥ kuryāt parameśaṁ taṁ sad-bandhum iva laukikam
English translation
Translation
Who can describe the great glory of that love? That love makes the Supreme Lord act as an ordinary person that is the dear friend of His devotee.
2.5.76
Sourceअहो लौकिक-सम्बन्ध- भावꣳ च स्तौमि येन हि । गौरवादेर् विलोपेन कृष्णे सत् प्रेम तन्यते
aho laukika-sambandha- bhāvaṁ ca staumi yena hi | gauravāder vilopena kṛṣṇe sat prema tanyate
English translation
Translation
I glorify that seemingly ordinary relationship, by which transcendental love for Krsna is manifest without awe and reverence.
2.5.77
Sourceश्री-गोप-कुमार उवाच— एवꣳ वदन् प्रेम-भराभियन्त्रितो विकार-जातꣳ विविधꣳ भजन् मुनिः । तूष्णीम् अभूद् आर्तम् अथाह माꣳ पुनः सापेक्षम् आलक्ष्य निजोपदेशने
śrī-gopa-kumāra uvāca— evaṁ vadan prema-bharābhiyantrito vikāra-jātaṁ vividhaṁ bhajan muniḥ | tūṣṇīm abhūd ārtam athāha māṁ punaḥ sāpekṣam ālakṣya nijopadeśane
English translation
Translation
Sri Gopa-kumara said: Speaking these words, the sage became overcome with ecstatic love and fell silent. Seeing that I was unhappy, he began again to teach me.
2.5.78
Sourceश्री-नारद उवाच— गोपाल-देव-प्रिय गोप-नन्दन श्रीमान् इतो दूरतरो विराजते । गोलोक-नामोपरि सर्व-सीम-गो वैकुण्ठतो देश-विशेष-शेखरः
śrī-nārada uvāca— gopāla-deva-priya gopa-nandana śrīmān ito dūrataro virājate | goloka-nāmopari sarva-sīma-go vaikuṇṭhato deśa-viśeṣa-śekharaḥ
English translation
Translation
Sri Narada said: O beloved of Gopaladeva, O son of a gopa, very far from here a beautiful place named Goloka, the crown of all Vaikuntha planets, is splendidly manifest.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that Goloka is described in Brahma-samhita 5.43.
2.5.79
Sourceस माथुर-श्री-व्रजभूमि-रूपस् तत्रैव देवी मथुरा-पुरी च । वृन्दावनादि-व्रज-भूमिम् आत्म- सारꣳ विना स्थातुम् अपारयान्ति
sa māthura-śrī-vrajabhūmi-rūpas tatraiva devī mathurā-purī ca | vṛndāvanādi-vraja-bhūmim ātma- sāraṁ vinā sthātum apārayānti
English translation
Translation
Goloka's form is the beautiful land of Vraja in the district of Mathura. Although the splendid city of Mathura is also there, Goloka cannot exist without it's heart, the land of Vraja, which begins with Vrndavana forest.
2.5.80
Sourceसा गो-प्रधान-देशत्वात् सर्व श्री-मथुरोच्यते । गोलोक इति गूढो’पि विख्यातः स हि सर्वतः
sā go-pradhāna-deśatvāt sarva śrī-mathurocyate | goloka iti gūḍho’pi vikhyātaḥ sa hi sarvataḥ
English translation
Translation
Because it is primarily a land (loka) of cows (go), Mathura is called Goloka. Although it is a secret place, it is famous everywhere.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that Goloka is a secret place because the Lord enjoys secret pastimes there.
2.5.81
Sourceस च तद् व्रज-लोकानाꣳ श्रीमत्-प्रेमानुवर्तिना । कृष्णे शुद्धतरेणैव भावेनैकेन लभ्यते
sa ca tad vraja-lokānāṁ śrīmat-premānuvartinā | kṛṣṇe śuddhatareṇaiva bhāvenaikena labhyate
English translation
Translation
Goloka is attained only by one who follows the pure love the people of Vraja feel for Krsna.
2.5.82
Sourceतादृग् भगवति प्रेमा परमैश्वर्य-दृष्टितः । सदा सम्पद्यते नैव भय-गौरव-सम्भवात्
tādṛg bhagavati premā paramaiśvarya-dṛṣṭitaḥ | sadā sampadyate naiva bhaya-gaurava-sambhavāt
English translation
Translation
Love like this is never manifest when one sees the Lord's opulence, for that brings awe and reverence.
2.5.83
Sourceकेवलꣳ लौकिक-प्राण- सुहृद्-बुद्ध्या स सिध्यति । लोकालोकोत्तरो यो’साव् अति-लोकोत्तरो’पि यः
kevalaṁ laukika-prāṇa- suhṛd-buddhyā sa sidhyati | lokālokottaro yo’sāv ati-lokottaro’pi yaḥ
English translation
Translation
This love is perfect when one thinks the Lord is an ordinary person, one's life-friend. This love is beyond the coverings of the material worlds. It is beyond the realm of Vaikuntha.
2.5.84
Sourceलोकानुगापि सान्योन्यꣳ प्रियतातीत-लौकिका । मधुरात्य्-अद्भुतैश्वर्या- लौकिकत्व-विमिश्रिता
lokānugāpi sānyonyaṁ priyatātīta-laukikā | madhurāty-adbhutaiśvaryā- laukikatva-vimiśritā
English translation
Translation
This mutual love, as if they were ordinary persons, is very extraordinary. It is mixed with ordinariness, sweetness, wonder and glory.
2.5.85
Sourceव्यवहारो’स्य तेषाꣳ च सो’न्योन्यꣳ प्रेम-वर्धनः । वैकुण्ठे परमैश्वर्य- पदे न किल सम्भवेत्
vyavahāro’sya teṣāṁ ca so’nyonyaṁ prema-vardhanaḥ | vaikuṇṭhe paramaiśvarya- pade na kila sambhavet
English translation
Translation
His and their actions increase their love. This love is not possible in Vaikuntha, the realm of opulence.
2.5.86
Sourceतादृशी साप्य् अयोध्येयꣳ द्वारकापि ततो’धिका । अतः स लोकः कृष्णेन दूरतः परिकाल्पितः
tādṛśī sāpy ayodhyeyaṁ dvārakāpi tato’dhikā | ataḥ sa lokaḥ kṛṣṇena dūrataḥ parikālpitaḥ
English translation
Translation
Ayodhya is like Vaikuntha, and Dvaraka is even more opulent. Krsna has place Goloka very far from those two places.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that because Vaikuntha, Ayodhya and Dvaraka are very opulent, Krsna placed Goloka very far from them.
2.5.87
Sourceसुख-क्रीडा-विशेषो’सौ तत्रत्यानाꣳ च तस्य च । माधुर्यान्त्यावधिꣳ प्राप्तः सिध्येत् तत्रोचितास्पदे
sukha-krīḍā-viśeṣo’sau tatratyānāṁ ca tasya ca | mādhuryāntyāvadhiṁ prāptaḥ sidhyet tatrocitāspade
English translation
Translation
Situated in the highest sweetness, His happy pastimes with the people there become perfect there, the proper place for them.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that "the people there" are the residents of Sri Goloka. "His" means "Sri Krsna's", and "there" means "in Goloka".
2.5.88
Sourceअहो किल तद् एवाहꣳ मन्ये भगवतो हरेः । सुगोप्य-भगवत्तायाः सर्व-सार-प्रकाशनम्
aho kila tad evāhaṁ manye bhagavato hareḥ | sugopya-bhagavattāyāḥ sarva-sāra-prakāśanam
English translation
Translation
Ah, I think that Lord Hari's most confidential feature is manifested there.
2.5.89
Sourceवैकुण्ठोपरि-वृत्तस्य जगद्-एक-शिरोमणेः । महिमा सम्भवेद् एव गोलोकस्याधिकाधिकः
vaikuṇṭhopari-vṛttasya jagad-eka-śiromaṇeḥ | mahimā sambhaved eva golokasyādhikādhikaḥ
English translation
Translation
The glory of Goloka, which is situated above Vaikuntha, and which is the crest jewel of all the worlds, is supreme.
2.5.90
Sourceमर्त्य-लोकान्तर-स्थस्य मथुर-गोकुलस्य च । माहात्म्यꣳ सर्वतः श्रेष्ठम् आश्चर्यꣳ केन वर्ण्यताम्
martya-lokāntara-sthasya mathura-gokulasya ca | māhātmyaṁ sarvataḥ śreṣṭham āścaryaṁ kena varṇyatām
English translation
Translation
Who can describe the supreme and wonderful glories of Mathura-Gokula, which is beyond the material world?
2.5.91
Sourceशृणु काण्डूयते जिह्वा ममेयꣳ चपला सखे । रत्नम् उद्घटयाम्य् अद्य हृण्-मञ्जुषार्पितꣳ चिरात्
śṛṇu kāṇḍūyate jihvā mameyaṁ capalā sakhe | ratnam udghaṭayāmy adya hṛṇ-mañjuṣārpitaṁ cirāt
English translation
Translation
Friend, listen. My restless tongue itches (to speak). Now I will show you the jewel I have long kept in the box of my heart.
2.5.92
Sourceतत्-तन्-महा-प्रेम-विहार-कामः कस्मिन्न् अपि द्वापर-काल-शेषे । गोलोक-नाथो भगवान् स कृष्णः कृत्स्नाꣳश-पूर्णो’वतरत्य् अमुष्मिन्
tat-tan-mahā-prema-vihāra-kāmaḥ kasminn api dvāpara-kāla-śeṣe | goloka-nātho bhagavān sa kṛṣṇaḥ kṛtsnāṁśa-pūrṇo’vataraty amuṣmin
English translation
Translation
Desiring to enjoy loving pastimes, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna, the master of Goloka, within whom all incarnations of God rest, descends there at the end of Dvapara-yuga.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the "there" in this verse is Mathura-Gokula.
2.5.93-94
Sourceनानात्वम् आप्तैर् इव वर्तमानैः सर्वैः स्वरूपैः समम् अद्वयः सान् । वैकुण्ठ-लोकादिकम् आशु हित्वा नित्याꣳश् च तत्रत्य-परिच्छदादीन् स्व-पारमैश्वर्यम् अपि प्रसक्तꣳ दूराद् उपेक्ष्य श्रियम् आप्य् अनन्याम् । अस्मादृशो’नन्य-गतीꣳश् च भृत्यान् सर्वान् अनादृत्य स याति तत्र
nānātvam āptair iva vartamānaiḥ sarvaiḥ svarūpaiḥ samam advayaḥ sān | vaikuṇṭha-lokādikam āśu hitvā nityāṁś ca tatratya-paricchadādīn sva-pāramaiśvaryam api prasaktaṁ dūrād upekṣya śriyam āpy ananyām | asmādṛśo’nanya-gatīṁś ca bhṛtyān sarvān anādṛtya sa yāti tatra
English translation
Translation
Taking all His incarnations into Himself, leaving Vaikunthaloka and the other spiritual worlds with all their paraphernalia, leaving the devoted goddess of fortune and His own transcendental opulences far behind, and ignoring all His beloved servants, like myself, He goes there.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the "there" is Mathura-Gokula in the material world.
2.5.95
Sourceअन्यैः सहान्यत्र न लभ्यते यल् लब्धुꣳ सुखꣳ श्री-मथुरा-व्रजे तत् । तत्रत्य-लोकैर् उचित-स्वभावैः साकꣳ यथेच्छꣳ नितराꣳ विहृत्य
anyaiḥ sahānyatra na labhyate yal labdhuṁ sukhaṁ śrī-mathurā-vraje tat | tatratya-lokair ucita-svabhāvaiḥ sākaṁ yathecchaṁ nitarāṁ vihṛtya
English translation
Translation
In another place, Mathura-Vraja, which is not easy to attain, He enjoys transcendental pastimes with others, His proper companions there, as much as He desires.
2.5.96
Sourceतद्-आतनानाꣳ दृढ-भक्ति-भाग्य- विशेष-भाजाꣳ जगताꣳ हि सक्षात् । दृश्यो भवेन् नूनम् अनन्य-काल- प्रादुष्कृतेनात्म-कृपा-भरेण
tad-ātanānāṁ dṛḍha-bhakti-bhāgya- viśeṣa-bhājāṁ jagatāṁ hi sakṣāt | dṛśyo bhaven nūnam ananya-kāla- prāduṣkṛtenātma-kṛpā-bhareṇa
English translation
Translation
With a mercy never shown before, He revealed (the glories of Mathura-Gokula) to the devotees fortunate to have firm devotion for Him.
2.5.97
Sourceअतो वैकुण्ठ-नाथस्य वैकुण्ठे’पि कदाचन । दर्शनꣳ नैव लभ्येत भवताप्य् अन्वभावि तत्
ato vaikuṇṭha-nāthasya vaikuṇṭhe’pi kadācana | darśanaṁ naiva labhyeta bhavatāpy anvabhāvi tat
English translation
Translation
You will see things even the Lord of Vaikuntha has never seen in Vaikunthaloka.
2.5.98-100
Sourceअत एवर्षयस् तत्-तल्- लोक-वृत्तान्त-तत्-पराः । वैकुण्ठ-नायकꣳ केचित् सहस्र-शिरसाꣳ परे नारायणꣳ नर-सखꣳ के’पि विष्णुꣳ च केचन । क्षीरोदशायिनꣳ त्व् अन्ये केशवꣳ मथुरा-पुरे अवतीऋणꣳ वदन्त्य् आर्याः स्व-स्व-मत्य्-अनुसारतः । निऋणीतेश्वर-माहात्म्य- माधुर्याद्य्-अवलोकनात्
ata evarṣayas tat-tal- loka-vṛttānta-tat-parāḥ | vaikuṇṭha-nāyakaṁ kecit sahasra-śirasāṁ pare nārāyaṇaṁ nara-sakhaṁ ke’pi viṣṇuṁ ca kecana | kṣīrodaśāyinaṁ tv anye keśavaṁ mathurā-pure avatīṛṇaṁ vadanty āryāḥ sva-sva-maty-anusārataḥ | niṛṇīteśvara-māhātmya- mādhuryādy-avalokanāt
English translation
Translation
Seeing the sweetness and glory of the Lord, the saintly persons from the different planets describe, each according to his own idea, the Lord who has descended to Mathura City. Some sages say He is the hero of Vaikuntha, others He is thousand-headed Lord Ananta, others He is Lord Visnu, others He is Ksirodakasayi Visnu and others He is Lord Kesava.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains because Lord Krsna is their source, all the incarnations of God joined with Him when He descended to the material world. The incarnations were therefore absent from their particular planets in the spiritual world, and the residents of those spiritual planets each thought that the Lord of their planet had descended to the material world. That is why the sages had different opinions of the identity of Lord Krsna. That Lord Krsna is the source of all incarnations is confirmed in Srimad Bhagavatam 1.3.28. Lord Narayana the friend of Nara is described in Srimad-Bhagavatam 4.1.57 and Lord Ksirodakasayi Visnu in Srimad Bhagavatam 2.7.26.
2.5.101
Sourceकिन्तु स्वयꣳ स एव श्री- गोलोकेशो निजꣳ पदम् । भूर्लोक-स्थम् अपि क्रीडा- विशेषैर् भासयेत् सदा
kintu svayaṁ sa eva śrī- golokeśo nijaṁ padam | bhūrloka-stham api krīḍā- viśeṣair bhāsayet sadā
English translation
Translation
However, (the truth is that) the Lord of Goloka eternally manifests on the earth His own abode and pastimes.
2.5.102
Sourceनात्र को’प्य् अस्ति भिन्नो यत् तत्रत्य-जन-वल्लभः । उद्धवस् त्वꣳ च तत्रत्यस् तद् गोप्यꣳ किञ्चिद् उच्यते
nātra ko’py asti bhinno yat tatratya-jana-vallabhaḥ | uddhavas tvaṁ ca tatratyas tad gopyaṁ kiñcid ucyate
English translation
Translation
Here there is no outsider. Uddhava is dear to the people there, and you were born there. Therefore I will tell you a secret.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the "here" is in Uddhava's home. Narada will now describe tell the secret he had previously described as a jewel he had kept hidden in the box of his heart.
2.5.103
Sourceकष्ठाम् अमुत्रैव परꣳ प्रभोर् गता स्फुटा विभूतिर् विविध कृपालुता । सुरूपताशेष-महत्त्व-माधुरी विलास-लक्ष्मीर् अपि भक्त-वश्यता
kaṣṭhām amutraiva paraṁ prabhor gatā sphuṭā vibhūtir vividha kṛpālutā | surūpatāśeṣa-mahattva-mādhurī vilāsa-lakṣmīr api bhakta-vaśyatā
English translation
Translation
There, the Lord's ultimate opulence, mercy, handsomeness, glory, sweetness, charming pastimes, and submission to His devotees, is manifest.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that "there" is in Mathura-Vrajabhumi.
2.5.104
Sourceव्रजः स नन्दस्य गुणैः स्वकीयैर् विलास-भूर् आस महा-विभूतेः । यस्याः कटाक्षेन जगद्-विभूतिर् वैकुण्ठ-नाथस्य गृहेश्वरी या
vrajaḥ sa nandasya guṇaiḥ svakīyair vilāsa-bhūr āsa mahā-vibhūteḥ | yasyāḥ kaṭākṣena jagad-vibhūtir vaikuṇṭha-nāthasya gṛheśvarī yā
English translation
Translation
The Lord's virtues made Nanda's cow-pasture a place of transcendental pastimes, and the glance of Vaikuntha's queen made it a place of all opulences.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that this is described in Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.5.18: "O Maharaja Pariksit, the home of Nanda Maharaja is eternally the abode of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His transcendental qualities, and it therefore always naturally endowed with the opulence of all wealth. Yet beginning from Lord Krsna's appearance there, it became the place for the pastimes of the goddess of fortune."*
2.5.105
Sourceयस्यैक-वृक्षो’पि निजेन केनचिद् द्रव्येन कामाꣳस् तनुते’र्थिनो’खिलान् । तथापि तत् तन् न सदा प्रकाशयेद् ऐश्वर्यम् ईशः स्व-विहार-विघ्नतः
yasyaika-vṛkṣo’pi nijena kenacid dravyena kāmāṁs tanute’rthino’khilān | tathāpi tat tan na sadā prakāśayed aiśvaryam īśaḥ sva-vihāra-vighnataḥ
English translation
Translation
Any tree there can fulfil all the desires of they who ask. Still, they can never produce great opulences, for that would obstruct the Lord's pastimes.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that there the Lord enjoys pastimes as an ordinary person, and great opulences there would be only an obstruction. The trees, however, do offer many nice flowers, fruits and other things. They are described in Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.22.34: "With their leaves, flowers, fruits, shade, roots, bark, wood, fragrance, sap, ashes, pulp, and sprouts, these trees fulfil all desires."
2.5.106
Sourceसद्-वेष-मात्रेण हि बाल-घटिनीꣳ तꣳ रक्षसीꣳ मातृ-गतिꣳ निनाय सः । तद्-बन्धवान् मुक्तिम् अथासुरादिकान् साधु-द्रुहस् तादृश-लीलयानयत्
sad-veṣa-mātreṇa hi bāla-ghaṭinīṁ taṁ rakṣasīṁ mātṛ-gatiṁ nināya saḥ | tad-bandhavān muktim athāsurādikān sādhu-druhas tādṛśa-līlayānayat
English translation
Translation
To a demoness that only pretended to be a devotee, He gave the status of being His mother. In His pastimes, to His friends and relatives, and even to the demons who hate the devotees, He gave liberation.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that this demoness Putana, pretended to act as Mother Yasoda acted, so Krsna gave her a situation in life like Mother Yasoda's. Putana is praised in Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.2.23 and 10.14.35.
2.5.107
Sourceगो-दाम-वीथिभिर् उदूखलाङ्घ्रौ स्वस्योदरे बन्धनम् आददे’सौ । प्रोत्साहनेन व्रज-योषिताꣳ तन् नृत्यादिकꣳ तꣳ च निदेश-वार्तितम्
go-dāma-vīthibhir udūkhalāṅghrau svasyodare bandhanam ādade’sau | protsāhanena vraja-yoṣitāṁ tan nṛtyādikaṁ taṁ ca nideśa-vārtitam
English translation
Translation
He allowed Himself to be bound at the waist to a grinding mortar with a cow-rope. He enthusiastically danced and performed in many ways, asked by the women of Vraja.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that these pastimes are described in Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.9.17-19 and 10.11.7-9.
2.5.108
Sourceरूपस्य तस्य महिमानम् अलꣳ न को’पि वक्तुꣳ तथापि कथयामि यथात्म-शक्ति । तस्यापि विस्मय-करꣳ यद् उदीक्ष्य भावꣳ तꣳ गो-द्विज-द्रुम-लता-तरवो’प्य् ।अगच्छन्
rūpasya tasya mahimānam alaṁ na ko’pi vaktuṁ tathāpi kathayāmi yathātma-śakti | tasyāpi vismaya-karaṁ yad udīkṣya bhāvaṁ taṁ go-dvija-druma-latā-taravo’py |agacchan
English translation
Translation
Who can describe the glory of His handsome form? I will describe it as far as I have the power. Seeing the wonder of it, the cows, birds, trees and vines became filled with ecstatic love.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that this is described in Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.2.12 and 10.29.40.
2.5.109
Sourceयत् तात तासाम् अपि धैर्य-मोषकꣳ या वै कुल-स्त्री-कुल-पूजिताङ्घ्रयः । रूपेण शीलेन गुणेन कर्मणा श्रैष्ठ्यꣳ गता हन्त महा-श्रियो’पि याः
yat tāta tāsām api dhairya-moṣakaṁ yā vai kula-strī-kula-pūjitāṅghrayaḥ | rūpeṇa śīlena guṇena karmaṇā śraiṣṭhyaṁ gatā hanta mahā-śriyo’pi yāḥ
English translation
Translation
O dear one, He became a thief that robbed the peacefulness of many girls whose feet are worshipped by saintly girls and who have beauty, noble character, virtues, and saintly deeds more glorious than the great goddess of fortune.
2.5.110
Sourceयद्-दर्शने पक्ष्म-कृतꣳ शपन्ति विधिꣳ सहस्राक्षम् अपि स्तुवन्ति । वञ्छन्ति दृक्त्वꣳ सकलेन्द्रियानाꣳ काꣳ काꣳ दशाꣳ वा न भजन्ति लोकाः
yad-darśane pakṣma-kṛtaṁ śapanti vidhiṁ sahasrākṣam api stuvanti | vañchanti dṛktvaṁ sakalendriyānāṁ kāṁ kāṁ daśāṁ vā na bhajanti lokāḥ
English translation
Translation
Gazing on Him, they cursed the blinking of their eyelids. The curse the creator, Brahma, and praise thousand-eyed Indra. They wish all their senses were eyes. No one in all the worlds is like them.
2.5.111
Sourceकिꣳ वर्ण्यताꣳ व्रज-भुवो महिमा स तस्य यत्रैव तत् स भगवान् वितनोति रूपम् । यत् तादृश-प्रकृतिनाप्य् अमुना समेता नान्यत्रिका दधाति भावम् इमे’पि तद्वत्
kiṁ varṇyatāṁ vraja-bhuvo mahimā sa tasya yatraiva tat sa bhagavān vitanoti rūpam | yat tādṛśa-prakṛtināpy amunā sametā nānyatrikā dadhāti bhāvam ime’pi tadvat
English translation
Translation
How can I describe the glory of Vrajabhumi, where the Lord revealed a handsome form He did not show in any other place?
2.5.112
Sourceवयश् च तच्-छैसव-शोभयश्रितꣳ सदा तथा यौवन-लीलयादृतम् । मनोज्ञ-कैशोर-दशावलम्बितꣳ प्रतिक्षणꣳ नूतन-नूतनꣳ गुणैः
vayaś ca tac-chaisava-śobhayaśritaṁ sadā tathā yauvana-līlayādṛtam | manojña-kaiśora-daśāvalambitaṁ pratikṣaṇaṁ nūtana-nūtanaṁ guṇaiḥ
English translation
Translation
The Lord's form is the resting place of the charm of childhood, it is eternally worshipped by the pastimes of youth. It eternally rests on His handsome teen-age years. It's transcendental virtues are newer and newer at every moment.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the Lord's childhood is characterised by His delicateness and restlessness, His youth by His many expert skills, and His teen-age years by His handsomeness and other virtues.
2.5.113
Sourceयद् यन् न पूर्वꣳ कृतम् अस्ति केनचित् स्वयꣳ च तेनापि कथञ्चन क्वचित् । तत् तत् कृतꣳ सुन्दर-बाल्य-चेष्टया तत्र व्रजे यच् च पुरा स दुष्करम्
yad yan na pūrvaṁ kṛtam asti kenacit svayaṁ ca tenāpi kathañcana kvacit | tat tat kṛtaṁ sundara-bālya-ceṣṭayā tatra vraje yac ca purā sa duṣkaram
English translation
Translation
What He had never done before in any circumstances, now He did. In His pastimes as a handsome child in Vraja He performed tasks that were impossible before.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that what the Lord was not able to do before as Lord Nrsimha, Lord Ramacandra or in any of His other forms, He now did as a child in Vraja.
2.5.114
Sourceतत्-तद्-विनोदामृत-सागरान्तरꣳ बिभेत्य् अलꣳ मे रसनावगाहितुम् । सदैव तत्-तन्-मधुर-प्रियापि यत् कर्माण्य् अशक्येन जनः प्रवर्तते
tat-tad-vinodāmṛta-sāgarāntaraṁ bibhety alaṁ me rasanāvagāhitum | sadaiva tat-tan-madhura-priyāpi yat karmāṇy aśakyena janaḥ pravartate
English translation
Translation
Although it is always very fond the sweetness there, my tongue is terrified to dive in the nectar ocean of the Lord's pastimes. This person is not qualified to do this task.
2.5.115
Sourceपीतꣳ सकृत् कर्ण-पुटेन तत्-तल्- लीलामृतꣳ कस्य हरेन् न चेतः । प्रवर्तितुꣳ वञ्छति तत्र तस्माल् लज्जाꣳ न रक्षेत् किल लोलता हि
pītaṁ sakṛt karṇa-puṭena tat-tal- līlāmṛtaṁ kasya haren na cetaḥ | pravartituṁ vañchati tatra tasmāl lajjāṁ na rakṣet kila lolatā hi
English translation
Translation
Whose heart will not become charmed when his ears once drink the nectar of the Lord's pastimes? My restless tongue is no longer shy. Now it yearns to drink that nectar.
2.5.116
Sourceत्रैमासिको यः शकटꣳ बभञ्ज स्थूलꣳ शयानो मृदुना पदेन । स्तन्याय रोदीत्य् उत यः प्रसूꣳ द्वि- वारौ मुखे दर्शयति स्म विश्वम्
traimāsiko yaḥ śakaṭaṁ babhañja sthūlaṁ śayāno mṛdunā padena | stanyāya rodīty uta yaḥ prasūṁ dvi- vārau mukhe darśayati sma viśvam
English translation
Translation
When He was three-month-old infant lying down in His bed, with His soft foot He broke a great cart. When He was a child that cried for breast-milk, He twice showed to His mother the universe in his mouth.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that these pastimes are described in the Tenth Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam.
2.5.117
Sourceया सा तृणवर्त-वधेन लीला तस्याथ या रिङ्गन-भङ्गिकाभिः । त्वाꣳ पातु गोपी-गण-तोषणाय कृता च या गोरस-मोषनेन
yā sā tṛṇavarta-vadhena līlā tasyātha yā riṅgana-bhaṅgikābhiḥ | tvāṁ pātu gopī-gaṇa-toṣaṇāya kṛtā ca yā gorasa-moṣanena
English translation
Translation
May His pastimes of killing Trnavarta, crawling on the ground, pleasing the gopis, and stealing milk protect you.
2.5.118
Sourceगोपी-गणाक्रोशनतो जनन्याः साक्षाद्-भयालोकन-चतुरी सा । माꣳ पातु मृद्-भक्षण-कौतुकꣳ तत्- क्रीडा सा मातुर् दधि-मन्थने सा
gopī-gaṇākrośanato jananyāḥ sākṣād-bhayālokana-caturī sā | māṁ pātu mṛd-bhakṣaṇa-kautukaṁ tat- krīḍā sā mātur dadhi-manthane sā
English translation
Translation
May His pastime of carefully looking here and there in fear of His mother or in fear of the gopis' rebukes, His pastime of being curious to eat clay, and His pastime of playing with His mother as she churned yoghurt, protect me.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that as His mother churned yoghurt, child Krsna would playfully grab the churning-stick.
2.5.119
Sourceतद्-रोदनꣳ तद्-दधि-भण्ड-भञ्जनꣳ तच्-छिक्य-पत्रान् नवनीत-मोषणम् । तन्-मातृ-भीति-द्रवणꣳ भयाकुल- लोकेक्षणत्वꣳ च महाद्भुतꣳ प्रभोः
tad-rodanaṁ tad-dadhi-bhaṇḍa-bhañjanaṁ tac-chikya-patrān navanīta-moṣaṇam | tan-mātṛ-bhīti-dravaṇaṁ bhayākula- lokekṣaṇatvaṁ ca mahādbhutaṁ prabhoḥ
English translation
Translation
The Lord's pastimes of crying, breaking yoghurt-jars, stealing butter from jars hanging on ropes, fleeing in fear of His mother and looking about with restless, frightened eyes, are very wonderful.
2.5.120
Sourceआकर्षणꣳ यत्-तद्-उलूखलस्य बद्धस्य पाशैर् जठरे जनन्या । चेतो हरेन् मे’र्जुन-भञ्जनꣳ तत् तस्याꣳ दशायꣳ च वर-प्रदानम्
ākarṣaṇaṁ yat-tad-ulūkhalasya baddhasya pāśair jaṭhare jananyā | ceto haren me’rjuna-bhañjanaṁ tat tasyāṁ daśāyaṁ ca vara-pradānam
English translation
Translation
May His pastime of dragging the grinding mortar His mother tied to His waist with a rope, breaking the Arjuna trees, and then, in that condition, giving them benedictions charm my heart.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that this pastime is described in Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.10.42.
2.5.121
Sourceवृन्दावने तर्णक-चारणेन क्रीडन् अहन् वत्स-बकौ तथा यः । माꣳ वेनु-चाद्यादि-गुरुह् स वान्य- वेशो’वताज् जन्तु-रुतानुकारी
vṛndāvane tarṇaka-cāraṇena krīḍan ahan vatsa-bakau tathā yaḥ | māṁ venu-cādyādi-guruh sa vānya- veśo’vatāj jantu-rutānukārī
English translation
Translation
May he who enjoys pastimes of hearing the calves in Vrndavana, who killed Vatsasura and Bakasura, who is the first teacher of playing the flute, who is decorated with forest ornaments, and who playfully imitates the sounds of the forest creatures, protect me.
2.5.122
Sourceप्रातः स-वत्सः सखिभिः प्रविष्टो वृन्दावनꣳ यान् अकरोद् विहारान् । तत्-तत्-परामर्ष-महाहि-वक्त्र- प्रवेशनादीन् स-रसान् भजे तान्
prātaḥ sa-vatsaḥ sakhibhiḥ praviṣṭo vṛndāvanaṁ yān akarod vihārān | tat-tat-parāmarṣa-mahāhi-vaktra- praveśanādīn sa-rasān bhaje tān
English translation
Translation
I worship the Lord's sweet pastime of going to Vrndavana forest with His friends and calves, pausing for a moment to think and then entering the mouth of a great serpent, and doing many other things.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that this pastime is described in Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.12.28.
2.5.123
Sourceसरस्-तटे सद्वल-जेमने या लीला समाकर्षति सा मनो मे । तथा प्रभोस् तर्णक-मर्गणे या दध्य्-ओदन-ग्रास-विलासि-पानेः
saras-taṭe sadvala-jemane yā līlā samākarṣati sā mano me | tathā prabhos tarṇaka-margaṇe yā dadhy-odana-grāsa-vilāsi-pāneḥ
English translation
Translation
The Lord's pastimes of first a picnic on the grass by the lakeshore and then, His hand splendid with a mouthful of rice-and-yoghurt,, His search for the calves, attracts my heart.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that this is described in Srimad Bhagavatam 10.13.14.
2.5.124
Sourceब्रह्मापि याꣳ वीक्ष्य विलास-माधुरीꣳ मुमोह ताꣳ वर्णयितुꣳ नु को’र्हति । क्व सात्म-वत्सार्भक-रूप-धरिता क्व मुग्धवत् तत् सखि-वत्स-मर्गणम्
brahmāpi yāṁ vīkṣya vilāsa-mādhurīṁ mumoha tāṁ varṇayituṁ nu ko’rhati | kva sātma-vatsārbhaka-rūpa-dharitā kva mugdhavat tat sakhi-vatsa-margaṇam
English translation
Translation
Seeing the sweetness of these pastimes, the demigod Brahma became bewildered. Who can describe them? Why did the Lord search for His friends and calves as if He had become bewildered? Why did He assume the forms of His calves and boys?
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that by assuming the forms of the boys and calves Krsna showed His supreme power, and then He also searched for them as if He had become bewildered. This contradiction, that He is simultaneously powerful and bewildered, it the reason for the last two questions in this verse.
2.5.125
Sourceतत्-तद्-विलासास्पद-गोकुलस्य स ब्रह्मैव माहात्म्य-विशेष-वित्तमः । अस्तौत् तथा यो भगवन्तम् आदरान् मूर्तो महा-प्रेम-रसो व्रजस्य यः
tat-tad-vilāsāspada-gokulasya sa brahmaiva māhātmya-viśeṣa-vittamaḥ | astaut tathā yo bhagavantam ādarān mūrto mahā-prema-raso vrajasya yaḥ
English translation
Translation
Understanding the glory of the pastime-place Gokula, Brahma respectfully offered prayers to the Lord, the personified nectar of great love.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the glory of Gokula is described in Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.13.22, 10.14.31 and 10.14.34.
2.5.126
Sourceगो-पालनेनाग्रज-माननेन वृन्दावन-श्री-स्तवनेन चासौ । तेनालि-गानाभिनयादिनापि प्रभुर् व्यधाद् याꣳ भज ताꣳ सुलीलाम्
go-pālanenāgraja-mānanena vṛndāvana-śrī-stavanena cāsau | tenāli-gānābhinayādināpi prabhur vyadhād yāṁ bhaja tāṁ sulīlām
English translation
Translation
Please worship the Lord's beautiful pastimes, where He protected the cows, worshipped His elder brother, glorified the beauty of Vrndavana forest, imitated the singing of the bees, and did many other things.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that some of the other pastimes hinted at here are the Lord's imitating the parrots' conversations with a deep voice calling the cows from far away, and taking a nap on a bed of leaves and flowers.
2.5.127
Sourceताली-वने याविरभूच् च लीला या धेनुक-ज्ञाति-विमर्दने च । सायꣳ व्रज-स्त्री-गण-सङ्गमे’पि स्तोतुꣳ न शक्नोम्य् अभिवादये ताम्
tālī-vane yāvirabhūc ca līlā yā dhenuka-jñāti-vimardane ca | sāyaṁ vraja-strī-gaṇa-saṅgame’pi stotuṁ na śaknomy abhivādaye tām
English translation
Translation
In Talavana He crushed Dhenukasura's relatives, and in the evening He met the girls of Vraja. I cannot properly glorify the Lord's pastimes. I simply bow down to offer respects to them.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the Lord's meeting the gopis in the evening is described in Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.15.42-43.
2.5.128
Sourceयो वै विहारो’जनि कालियस्य हृदे यशोदा-तनयस्य तस्य । तꣳ स्मर्तुम् ईशो न भवामि शोक- प्रहर्ष-वेगात् कथम् आलपानि
yo vai vihāro’jani kāliyasya hṛde yaśodā-tanayasya tasya | taṁ smartum īśo na bhavāmi śoka- praharṣa-vegāt katham ālapāni
English translation
Translation
Overcome with grief and joy, I cannot even remember the pastimes Yasoda's son enjoyed in Kaliya's lake. How can I speak of them?
2.5.129
Sourceक्व दुष्ट-चेष्टस्य खलस्य तस्य दण्डस् तदा क्रोध-भरेण कार्यः । क्व चोन्नते तत्-फण-वर्ग-रङ्गे नृत्योत्सवो हर्ष-भरेण तादृक्
kva duṣṭa-ceṣṭasya khalasya tasya daṇḍas tadā krodha-bhareṇa kāryaḥ | kva connate tat-phaṇa-varga-raṅge nṛtyotsavo harṣa-bhareṇa tādṛk
English translation
Translation
How did the Lord angrily punish that wicked demon? How did He enjoy a festival of dancing on the demon's raised hoods?
2.5.130
Sourceक्व निग्रहस् तादृग्-अनुग्रहः क्व स शेषो’पि यꣳ वर्णयितुꣳ न शक्नुयात् । तन् नाग-पत्नी-निवहाय मे नमः स्तुत्य्-अर्चने यो’कृत कालियाय च
kva nigrahas tādṛg-anugrahaḥ kva sa śeṣo’pi yaṁ varṇayituṁ na śaknuyāt | tan nāga-patnī-nivahāya me namaḥ stuty-arcane yo’kṛta kāliyāya ca
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Translation
How did the Lord defeat Kaliya? How was He merciful to him? Even Lord Sesa cannot describe it. To the serpent's wives, who offered prayers and worship to the Lord, and to Kaliya also, I offer my respectful obeisances.
2.5.131
Sourceतीरे ह्रदस्यास्य दवानलेन या क्रीडाद्भुता मञ्जु-वने’प्य् अतो’धिका । भाण्डीर-सङ्क्रीडान-चातुरी च सा ज्येष्ठस्य कीर्त्यै रचिता तनोतु शम्
tīre hradasyāsya davānalena yā krīḍādbhutā mañju-vane’py ato’dhikā | bhāṇḍīra-saṅkrīḍāna-cāturī ca sā jyeṣṭhasya kīrtyai racitā tanotu śam
English translation
Translation
May the Lord's pastimes in a forest fire on the shore of that lake and in another, greater fire in Manjuvana forest, His expert games in Bhandiravana, and His praise of His elder brother, bring auspiciousness (to you).
2.5.132
Sourceमनोहरा प्रावृषी या हि लीला महीरुहाङ्काश्रयनादिका स । जीयाद् व्रज-स्त्री-स्मर-ताप-दात्री शरद्-वन-श्री-भर-वर्धिता च
manoharā prāvṛṣī yā hi līlā mahīruhāṅkāśrayanādikā sa | jīyād vraja-strī-smara-tāpa-dātrī śarad-vana-śrī-bhara-vardhitā ca
English translation
Translation
Glories to His monsoon-season pastimes, where He took shelter in the lap of a tree, made the women of Vraja burn with amorous passion, and praised the beauty of the autumn forest!
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the Lord's making the gopis burn with amorous passion is described in Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.20.45.
2.5.133
Sourceसा वान्य-भूष स च वेणु-वाद्य- माधुर्य-पूरो’खिल-चित्त-हारी । तद्-गोप-योषिद्-गण-मोहनꣳ च मया कदास्यानुभविष्यते’द्धा
sā vānya-bhūṣa sa ca veṇu-vādya- mādhurya-pūro’khila-citta-hārī | tad-gopa-yoṣid-gaṇa-mohanaṁ ca mayā kadāsyānubhaviṣyate’ddhā
English translation
Translation
When will I directly perceive His forest-flower decorations, His flute-music flood of sweetness that enchants everyone's heart, and His pastimes of enchanting the gopis?
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that these are described in Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.21.3, 10.21.5, 10.21.9, and 10.21.19.
2.5.134
Sourceक्वाहो सा कन्याम्बर-मोषणोत्सवः सा नीप-मूर्धान्य् अधिरोहन-त्वरा । नर्माणि तान्य् अञ्जलि-वन्दनार्थनꣳ तत्-स्वाꣳश-नीताꣳसुक-दातृता च सा
kvāho sā kanyāmbara-moṣaṇotsavaḥ sā nīpa-mūrdhāny adhirohana-tvarā | narmāṇi tāny añjali-vandanārthanaṁ tat-svāṁśa-nītāṁsuka-dātṛtā ca sā
English translation
Translation
When will I directly perceive His festival of stealing the Gopis' garments, His quickly climbing to the top of a kadamba tree, His joking words, the girls' prayers and obeisances with folded hands, and His taking the garments from His shoulder and giving them back?
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that these pastimes are described in Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.22.10, 10.22.18, and 10.22.19.
2.5.135
Sourceतꣳ यज्ञ-विप्रोदन-याचनꣳ च तत्- पत्नी-गणाकर्षणम् अप्य् अमुष्य । तान् भूषणावस्थिति-वाक्-प्रसादान् ईडे तद्-अन्नादन-पाटवꣳ च
taṁ yajña-viprodana-yācanaṁ ca tat- patnī-gaṇākarṣaṇam apy amuṣya | tān bhūṣaṇāvasthiti-vāk-prasādān īḍe tad-annādana-pāṭavaṁ ca
English translation
Translation
I glorify His pastimes of begging food from the brahmanas performing sacrifices, attracting their wives, being handsomely decorated, speaking words of kindness, and gracefully accepting the food the wives offered.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that these pastimes are described in Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.23.22, 10.23.25, 10.23.35 and 10.23.38.
2.5.136
Sourceगोवर्धनाद्रे रुचिरार्चनाꣳ तथा स्व-वाम-हस्तेन महाद्रि-धारणम् । तद्-गोप-सन्तोषणम् इन्द्र-सान्त्वनꣳ वन्दे’स्य गोविन्दतयाभिषेचणम्
govardhanādre rucirārcanāṁ tathā sva-vāma-hastena mahādri-dhāraṇam | tad-gopa-santoṣaṇam indra-sāntvanaṁ vande’sya govindatayābhiṣecaṇam
English translation
Translation
I offer my respectful obeisances to His pastimes of gracefully worshipping Govardhana Hill, lifting the great hill with His left hand, pleasing the gopas, being pacified by Indra and being crowned king of the surabhi cows.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that these pastimes are described in Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.10.25-29 and 10.26.24.
2.5.137
Sourceव्रजस्य वैकुण्ठ-पदानुदर्शनꣳ लोकाच् च नन्दानयनꣳ प्रचेतसः । न वक्तुम् अर्हामि परान्त-सीम-गꣳ वक्ष्ये कथꣳ तꣳ भगवत्त्व-माधुरीम्
vrajasya vaikuṇṭha-padānudarśanaṁ lokāc ca nandānayanaṁ pracetasaḥ | na vaktum arhāmi parānta-sīma-gaṁ vakṣye kathaṁ taṁ bhagavattva-mādhurīm
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Translation
I have no power to describe His pastimes of showing the realm of Vaikuntha to the people of Vraja and rescuing Nanda maharaja from the realm of Varuna. How can I describe the Lord's supreme sweetness?
2.5.138
Sourceवाच्यः किम् एषाꣳ व्रज-चेष्टितानाꣳ यः सर्वतः श्रैष्ठ्य-भरो विचारैः । तद् अक्षराणाꣳ श्रवणे प्रवेशाद् उदेति हि प्रेम-भरः प्रकृत्या
vācyaḥ kim eṣāṁ vraja-ceṣṭitānāṁ yaḥ sarvataḥ śraiṣṭhya-bharo vicāraiḥ | tad akṣarāṇāṁ śravaṇe praveśād udeti hi prema-bharaḥ prakṛtyā
English translation
Translation
How can I describe the glory of the Lord's pastimes in Vraja? When words describing them enter the ear, great love appears at once.
2.5.139
Sourceकृष्णेहितानाम् अखिलोत्तमꣳ यस् तर्कैः प्रकर्षꣳ तनुते स धन्यः । तेषाꣳ दराकार्णन-मात्रतो यः स्यात् प्रेम-पूर्णस् तम् अहꣳ नमामि
kṛṣṇehitānām akhilottamaṁ yas tarkaiḥ prakarṣaṁ tanute sa dhanyaḥ | teṣāṁ darākārṇana-mātrato yaḥ syāt prema-pūrṇas tam ahaṁ namāmi
English translation
Translation
With perfect logic a fortunate person proves the superiority of Lord Krsna's pastimes. Simply by hearing a little of His pastimes a person becomes filled with love. I offer my respectful obeisances to the Lord's pastimes.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the pastimes of Lord Krsna are superior to those of His incarnations.
2.5.140
Sourceअहो किलाशेष-विलक्षणस्य तद् एक-योग्यस्य सदा कराब्जे । विक्रीडतस् तत् प्रिय-वस्तुनो’पि स्प्रष्टुꣳ महत्त्वꣳ रसना किम् इष्टे
aho kilāśeṣa-vilakṣaṇasya tad eka-yogyasya sadā karābje | vikrīḍatas tat priya-vastuno’pi spraṣṭuṁ mahattvaṁ rasanā kim iṣṭe
English translation
Translation
Can my tongue hope to touch the glories of the supreme, dear thing, suitable for Him alone, that the Lord always holds in His lotus hand?
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that this verse refers to the Lord's flute, which is described in Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.35.2. Beginning here is a lengthy description of the Lord's flute music.
2.5.141
Sourceअथापि तत्-प्रसादस्य प्रभवेनैव किञ्चन । यथा-शक्ति तद् आख्यामि भवत्व् अवहितो भवान्
athāpi tat-prasādasya prabhavenaiva kiñcana | yathā-śakti tad ākhyāmi bhavatv avahito bhavān
English translation
Translation
By the power of the Lord's mercy, as far as I am able I will now say something of it. Please listen with care.
2.5.142
Sourceन श्री-मुखेनोपनिषन्-मुखैः कृतꣳ यद् वेद-वाक्यैर् अपरैर् वचो-ऽमृतैः । तत् तस्य बिम्बाधर-योग-मात्रतः सा दारवी मोहन-वꣳशिकाकरोत्
na śrī-mukhenopaniṣan-mukhaiḥ kṛtaṁ yad veda-vākyair aparair vaco-'mṛtaiḥ | tat tasya bimbādhara-yoga-mātrataḥ sā dāravī mohana-vaṁśikākarot
English translation
Translation
Because it touched the Lord's bimba-fruit lips, the wooden flute could say things that even the best of the Upanisads, the words of the Vedas, and the nectar words of other scriptures, all spoken from the Lord's beautiful mouth, could not say.
2.5.143
Sourceविमान-यानः सुर-सिद्ध-सङ्घः समꣳ वधूभिः प्रणयाद् अमुह्यन् । महेन्द्र-रुद्र-द्रुहिनादयस् तु मुग्धा गता विस्मृत-तत्त्वतꣳ ते
vimāna-yānaḥ sura-siddha-saṅghaḥ samaṁ vadhūbhiḥ praṇayād amuhyan | mahendra-rudra-druhinādayas tu mugdhā gatā vismṛta-tattvataṁ te
English translation
Translation
(Hearing it) the demigods and siddhas, travelling in airplanes with their wives, fainted in ecstatic love, and Indra, Siva, Brahma, and their following became first bewildered and then filled with wonder,...
2.5.144
Sourceसमाधि-भङ्गो’थ महा-मुनीनाꣳ विकार-जातस्य च जन्म तेषु । तत्-काल-चक्र-भ्रमणानुवर्ति- चन्द्रादि-नित्याशु-गतेर् निरोधः
samādhi-bhaṅgo’tha mahā-munīnāṁ vikāra-jātasya ca janma teṣu | tat-kāla-cakra-bhramaṇānuvarti- candrādi-nityāśu-gater nirodhaḥ
English translation
Translation
their meditations broken, the great sages become overcome with ecstasy, the moon and other planets travelling on the wheel of time became stopped in their course...
2.5.145
Sourceगोपाश् च कृष्णे’र्पित-देह-दैहिकात्- मानो निजाचार-विचार-चञ्चलाः । लोक-द्वार्थेष्व् अनपेक्षितादृता भार्याम् अपि स्वस्य नमन्ति तत्-प्रियाम्
gopāś ca kṛṣṇe’rpita-deha-daihikāt- māno nijācāra-vicāra-cañcalāḥ | loka-dvārtheṣv anapekṣitādṛtā bhāryām api svasya namanti tat-priyām
English translation
Translation
the cowherd men offered their bodies, relatives, possessions, hearts, actions, and thoughts to Krsna, gave no thought to gaining anything in the two worlds, and offered respectful obeisances to their wives, who dearly loved Him...
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that this is described in the Hari-vamsa, where the cowherd men say to Nanda: "O sinless one, from now on, in any calamity the cowherd people and cows of Vraja will always take shelter of Lord Krsna whose large eyes are so beautiful."
2.5.146
Sourceतद्-बालकाः सङ्ग-रता हि तस्य छाया इवामुꣳ क्षणम् अप्य् अदृष्ट्वा । दूरे गतꣳ कौतुकतः कदाचिद् आर्ता रमन्ते त्वरया स्पृशन्तः
tad-bālakāḥ saṅga-ratā hi tasya chāyā ivāmuṁ kṣaṇam apy adṛṣṭvā | dūre gataṁ kautukataḥ kadācid ārtā ramante tvarayā spṛśantaḥ
English translation
Translation
their sons, who were always happy to be with Him, and who had become like His shadow, and who became unhappy when for a moment He was far away and they could not see Him, eagerly ran to Him, touching Him, and enjoying pastimes with Him...
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that this is described in Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.12.6.
2.5.147
Sourceराधाद्यास् ताः परम-भगवत्यस् तु पत्य्-आत्मजादीन् लोकान् धर्मान् ह्रियम् अपि परित्यज्य भावꣳ तम् आप्ताः । येनाजस्रꣳ मधुर-कटुकैर् व्याकुलास् तद्-विकारैर् मुग्धाः किञ्चित् तरु-गति-मिता नानुसन्धातुम् ईशाः
rādhādyās tāḥ parama-bhagavatyas tu paty-ātmajādīn lokān dharmān hriyam api parityajya bhāvaṁ tam āptāḥ | yenājasraṁ madhura-kaṭukair vyākulās tad-vikārair mugdhāḥ kiñcit taru-gati-mitā nānusandhātum īśāḥ
English translation
Translation
and supremely glorious Radha and Her associates at once renounce their husbands, children, relatives, possessions, religious principles, and shyness, became filled with love and poisoned with its sweetness, and overcome with ecstasy, became like trees, unable to search for it.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the word "parama-bhagavatayah" shows that Radha and the gopis are more exalted than either Maha-Laksmi or Rukmini-devi and the queens at Dvaraka. This pastime is described in Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.35.16-17.
2.5.148
Sourceआश्चर्यꣳ वै शृणु पशु-गणा बुद्धि-हीनत्वम् आप्ता गावो वत्सा वृष-वन-मृगाः पक्षिणो वृक्ष-वशाः । दूरे क्रीडा-रत-जल-खगः स्थावर ज्ञान-शून्या नाद्यो मेघा अपि निज-निजꣳ ।तात्यजुस् तꣳ स्व-भावम्
āścaryaṁ vai śṛṇu paśu-gaṇā buddhi-hīnatvam āptā gāvo vatsā vṛṣa-vana-mṛgāḥ pakṣiṇo vṛkṣa-vaśāḥ | dūre krīḍā-rata-jala-khagaḥ sthāvara jñāna-śūnyā nādyo meghā api nija-nijaṁ |tātyajus taṁ sva-bhāvam
English translation
Translation
Please hear this wonder. The unintelligent animals, the cows, calves, bulls, forest deer, the birds who live in the trees, the creatures who play in the sky and the water, the motionless (trees and plants), and the ignorant rivers and clouds, all abandoned their own natures.
2.5.149
Sourceचराः स्थिरत्वꣳ चरताꣳ स्थिरा गताः स-चेतना मोहम् अचेतना मतिम् । निमज्जिताः प्रेम-रसे महत्य् अहो विकार-जाताक्रमिताः सदाभवन्
carāḥ sthiratvaṁ caratāṁ sthirā gatāḥ sa-cetanā moham acetanā matim | nimajjitāḥ prema-rase mahaty aho vikāra-jātākramitāḥ sadābhavan
English translation
Translation
The moving became motionless. The motionless moved. The conscious fainted unconscious. The unconscious became thoughtful. They became plunged in a great nectar of love. They became overwhelmed with ecstasy.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that this is described in Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.21.19.
2.5.150
Sourceरासो हि तस्य भगवत्त्व-विशेष-गोप्यः सर्वस्व-सार-परिपाक-मयो व्यनक्ति । उत्कृष्टत-माधुरीमापर-सीम-निष्ठाꣳ लक्ष्म्या मनोरथ-शतैर् अपि यो दुरापः
rāso hi tasya bhagavattva-viśeṣa-gopyaḥ sarvasva-sāra-paripāka-mayo vyanakti | utkṛṣṭata-mādhurīmāpara-sīma-niṣṭhāṁ lakṣmyā manoratha-śatair api yo durāpaḥ
English translation
Translation
The Lord's rasa dance is a great secret of the greatest opulence. It is the greatest treasure. It manifests the ultimate of intense sweetness. Even with hundreds of desires, goddess Laksmi could not attain it.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the glorification of the Lord's flute music now ended, the glorification of the Lord's rasa dance begins in this verse. That the goddess of fortune could not enter the rasa dance is described in Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.47.60). where Uddhava says: "When Lord Sri Krsna is dancing with the gopis in the rasa-lila, the gopis were embraced by the arms of the Lord. This transcendental favour was never bestowed on the goddess of fortune or the other consorts in the spiritual world. Indeed, never was such a thing even imagined by the most beautiful girls in the heavenly planets whose bodily lustre and aroma resemble in the lotus flower. And what to speak of worldly women who are very beautiful according to the material estimation?"*
2.5.151
Sourceअहो वैदग्धी सा मधुर-मधुरा श्री-भगवतः समाकर्षत्य् उच्चैर् जगति कृतिनः कस्य न मनः । कुल-स्त्रीणाꣳ तासाꣳ वन-भुवि तथाकर्षणम् अथो तथा वाक्-चातुर्यꣳ सपदि रुदितꣳ ताभिर् अपि यत्
aho vaidagdhī sā madhura-madhurā śrī-bhagavataḥ samākarṣaty uccair jagati kṛtinaḥ kasya na manaḥ | kula-strīṇāṁ tāsāṁ vana-bhuvi tathākarṣaṇam atho tathā vāk-cāturyaṁ sapadi ruditaṁ tābhir api yat
English translation
Translation
The heart of what wise and pious person would not be attracted to the Lord's supremely sweet genius? Even as the saintly gopis wept in the forest, His eloquence charmed them.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that Srila Sukadeva Gosvami describes these pastimes in Srimad-Bhagavatam's five chapters of rasa-lila.
2.5.152
Sourceश्लाघे’वहित्थाकृतितꣳ हरेस् तꣳ तत्-काकु-जाताद् यदि सा स्थिता स्यात् । व्यक्तात्म-भावः क्षणतः स रेमे ता मोहयन् काम-कलावलीभिः
ślāghe’vahitthākṛtitaṁ hares taṁ tat-kāku-jātād yadi sā sthitā syāt | vyaktātma-bhāvaḥ kṣaṇataḥ sa reme tā mohayan kāma-kalāvalībhiḥ
English translation
Translation
I praise Lord Hari's expertly disappearing and then, impelled by the gopis plaintive appeals, appearing again in their midst. Charming them with the arts of love, He enjoyed pastimes with them.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that these pastimes are described in Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.29.46 and 10.90.48.
2.5.153
Sourceअन्तर्धानꣳ तस्य तद्-विप्रलम्भ- लीला-दक्षस्यानिशꣳ को न गायेत् । यत् तास् तादृग् धैर्य-गाम्भीर्य-भाजो ’नैषीत् ताꣳ ताम् उक्तिम् ईहाꣳ दशाꣳ च
antardhānaṁ tasya tad-vipralambha- līlā-dakṣasyāniśaṁ ko na gāyet | yat tās tādṛg dhairya-gāmbhīrya-bhājo ’naiṣīt tāṁ tām uktim īhāṁ daśāṁ ca
English translation
Translation
Who will not sing the praises of the disappearance pastime of the Lord, who expertly enjoys the pastime of being away from His beloveds? Although they are naturally very grave and peaceful, the gopis spoke and acted wonderfully in a very wonderful condition of life.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that an example of the gopis' words is found in Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.30.5. An example of their wonderful actions is their imitation of Krsna's pastimes. The wonderful condition they attained was transcendental madness.
2.5.154
Sourceबिभेम्य् अस्माद् धन्त दुर्बोध-लीलात् क्व तत् तस्याः सार-सौभग्य-दानम् । क्व सद्यो’न्तर्धानतो रोदनाब्धाव् अनाथाया यातनैकाकिनी या
bibhemy asmād dhanta durbodha-līlāt kva tat tasyāḥ sāra-saubhagya-dānam | kva sadyo’ntardhānato rodanābdhāv anāthāyā yātanaikākinī yā
English translation
Translation
I fear the Lord, whose pastimes are inscrutable. Why did He one moment give Her a give of the greatest good fortune? Why did He the next moment suddenly disappear and leave Her alone, tormented, without a master, and drowning in an ocean of weeping?
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that this verse describes Srimati Radha.
2.5.155
Sourceतासाम् आर्त्या गीतवद्-रोदनाद् यः प्रादुर्भूयानन्द-पूरꣳ व्यधत्त । यः प्रश्नानाम् उत्तरꣳ तद् ददौ च स्वस्यर्णित्व-स्थापकꣳ सो’वतु त्वाम्
tāsām ārtyā gītavad-rodanād yaḥ prādurbhūyānanda-pūraṁ vyadhatta | yaḥ praśnānām uttaraṁ tad dadau ca svasyarṇitva-sthāpakaṁ so’vatu tvām
English translation
Translation
May the Lord who, impelled by their suffering and the weeping of their songs, appeared amongst them, flooded them with bliss, and, answering their questions, affirmed that He was their debtor, protect you.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the gopis' questions begin in Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.32.16. Lord Krsna affirmed that He was their debtor in these words (Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.32.22): "My dear gopis, our meeting is certainly free from all material contamination. I must admit that in many lives it would be impossible for Me to repay My debt to you because you have cut off the bondage of family life just to search for Me. Consequently I am unable to repay you. Therefore please be satisfied with your own honest activities in this regard."*
2.5.156
Sourceसा मण्डली-बन्धन-चातुरी प्रभोः सा नृत्य-गीतादि-कालासु दक्षता । स पूर्व-शोभाधिकता-परम्परा मुञ्चति चेतो मम विश्व-मोहिनी
sā maṇḍalī-bandhana-cāturī prabhoḥ sā nṛtya-gītādi-kālāsu dakṣatā | sa pūrva-śobhādhikatā-paramparā muñcati ceto mama viśva-mohinī
English translation
Translation
May the Lord's pastimes, which charm the gopis, which are filled with expert artistry of singing, dancing and other arts, which have unprecedented beauty and other virtues, and which charm the entire world, charm my heart.
2.5.157
Sourceकृष्णाङ्घ्रि-पद्म-मकरन्द-निपान-लुब्धो जानाति तद्-रस-लिहाꣳ परमꣳ महत्त्वम् । ब्रह्मैव गोकुल-भुवाम् अयम् उद्धवो’पि गोपी-गणस्य यद् इमौ लसतः स्म तत् तत्
kṛṣṇāṅghri-padma-makaranda-nipāna-lubdho jānāti tad-rasa-lihāṁ paramaṁ mahattvam | brahmaiva gokula-bhuvām ayam uddhavo’pi gopī-gaṇasya yad imau lasataḥ sma tat tat
English translation
Translation
They who yearn to drink the honey of Lord Krsna's lotus feet know the great glory of they who are able to lick that honey. Brahma knows the glory of they who were born in Gokula and Uddhava knows the glory of the gopis. They both yearn to attain that glory.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that Brahma, seeing the good fortune of the people of Gokula, yearned for a fortunate position like theirs. He expressed his desire in these words (Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.14.34): "My dear Lord, I am most humbly praying at Your lotus feet for You to please give me any sort of birth within this Vrndavana forest so that I may be able to be favoured by the dust of the feet of some of the devotees of Vrndavana. Even if I am given the chance to grow just as the humble grass in this land, that would be a glorious birth for me."* Uddhava, however, seeing the gopis great love for Lord Krsna, yearned to love Him as they did. Uddhava expressed his desire in these words (Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.47.61): The gopis of Vrndavana have given up the association of their husbands, sons, and other family members, who are very difficult to give up, and they have forsaken the path of chastity to take shelter of the lotus feet of Mukunda, Krsna, which one should search for by Vedic knowledge. Oh, let me be fortunate enough to be one of the bushes, creepers, or herbs in Vrndavana, because the gopis trample them and bless them with the dust of their lotus feet."*
2.5.158
Sourceयेषाꣳ हि यद् वस्तुनि भाति लोभस् ते तद्वताꣳ भाग्य-बलꣳ विदन्ति । गोप्यो मुकुन्दाधर-पान-लुब्धा गायन्ति सौभाग्य-भरꣳ मुरल्याः
yeṣāṁ hi yad vastuni bhāti lobhas te tadvatāṁ bhāgya-balaṁ vidanti | gopyo mukundādhara-pāna-lubdhā gāyanti saubhāgya-bharaṁ muralyāḥ
English translation
Translation
They who yearn to attain a certain condition can understand the good fortune of they who have already attained it. The gopis, who yearn to drink the nectar of Mukunda's lips, sing the glories of the good fortune of His flute.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that this is described in Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.21.9), where the gopis say: "My dear gopis, what auspicious activities must the flute have performed to enjoy the nectar of Krsna's lips independently and leave only a taste for us gopis, for whom that nectar is actually meant! The forefathers of the flute, the bamboo trees, shed tears of pleasure. His mother, the river on whose bank the bamboo was born, feels jubilation, and therefore her blooming lotus flowers are standing like hair on her body."*
2.5.159
Sourceतद् गोष्ठ-लोकेषु महाद्भुतस्या- सक्तिः सदा प्रेम-भरेण तेषु । यया गतꣳ ज्येष्ठ-सुतꣳ स्तुवन्तꣳ विधिꣳ नमन्तꣳ न दिदृक्षते’पि
tad goṣṭha-lokeṣu mahādbhutasyā- saktiḥ sadā prema-bhareṇa teṣu | yayā gataṁ jyeṣṭha-sutaṁ stuvantaṁ vidhiṁ namantaṁ na didṛkṣate’pi
English translation
Translation
The Lord is so wonderfully attached to the people of Vraja and eternally so full of love for them that He has no desire at all to see His eldest son Brahma, who, attracted by the flute, bows before Him and recites prayers.
2.5.160
Sourceतत्-पाद-पद्मैक-गतीꣳश् च मादृशान् सम्भाषितुꣳ नोत्सहते’पि स क्षणम् । तैर् मोहितो’सौ किल गोष्ठ-नागरो वन्यैर् विचित्रौषधि-मन्त्र-वित्तमैः
tat-pāda-padmaika-gatīṁś ca mādṛśān sambhāṣituṁ notsahate’pi sa kṣaṇam | tair mohito’sau kila goṣṭha-nāgaro vanyair vicitrauṣadhi-mantra-vittamaiḥ
English translation
Translation
Charmed by the people of (Vrndavana) forest, who know wonderful mantras and magical herbs, the hero of Vraja is not eager to speak even for a moment with persons like me, for whom His lotus feet are the only goal.
2.5.161
Sourceतेषाꣳ तद्-आसक्तिर् अपि क्व वाच्या ये नन्द-गोपस्य कुमारम् एनम् । प्रेम्णा विदन्तो बहु सेवमाना सदा महर्त्यैव नयन्ति कालम्
teṣāṁ tad-āsaktir api kva vācyā ye nanda-gopasya kumāram enam | premṇā vidanto bahu sevamānā sadā mahartyaiva nayanti kālam
English translation
Translation
Who can describe their attachment to Him? Aware only that He is the son of the cowherd Nanda, and elaborately serving Him with love, they always pass the time with great anxiety.
2.5.162
Sourceकालातीता ज्ञान-सम्पत्ति-भाजाम् अस्माकꣳ ये पूज्य-पादाः समन्तात् । वैकुण्ठस्यानुत्तमानन्द-पूर- भाजाम् एषाꣳ यादवानाम् अपीज्याः
kālātītā jñāna-sampatti-bhājām asmākaṁ ye pūjya-pādāḥ samantāt | vaikuṇṭhasyānuttamānanda-pūra- bhājām eṣāṁ yādavānām apījyāḥ
English translation
Translation
They are beyond time. Their feet are worshipped by us, who are filled with the opulences of transcendental knowledge. They are flooded with a bliss greater than what is in Vaikuntha. They are worshipped even by the Yadavas.
2.5.163
Sourceकृष्णेन न व्रज-जनाः किल मोहितास् ते तैः स व्यमोहि भगवान् इति सत्यम् एव । गत्वा मयैव स हि विस्मृत-देव-कार्यो ’नुस्मारितः किम् इति कृत्यम् अहो कथञ्चित्
kṛṣṇena na vraja-janāḥ kila mohitās te taiḥ sa vyamohi bhagavān iti satyam eva | gatvā mayaiva sa hi vismṛta-deva-kāryo ’nusmāritaḥ kim iti kṛtyam aho kathañcit
English translation
Translation
The people of Vraja were not enchanted by Krsna. It was Lord Krsna who was enchanted by them. That is the truth. He even forgot His mission as the Supreme Personality of Godhead and I had to somehow remind Him.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that some thinkers say that with His wonderful pastimes and features Lord Krsna enchanted the people of Vraja. This verse refutes that claim by saying that it was Lord Krsna who became enchanted. The Lord even forgot His mission of killing Kamsa and doing many other things, and by offering prayers Narada had to remind Him. Examples of Narada's reminders are Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.37.13 and 10.37.15.
2.5.164
Sourceकथꣳ कथम् अपि प्रज्ञेन्- आक्रूरेण बलाद् इव । व्रजान् मधु-पुरीꣳ नीतो यदूनाꣳ हितम् इच्छता
kathaṁ katham api prajñen- ākrūreṇa balād iva | vrajān madhu-purīṁ nīto yadūnāṁ hitam icchatā
English translation
Translation
Wishing auspiciousness for the Yadavas, how did intelligent Akrura take the Lord, as if by force, from Vraja to Mathura City?
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the question posed in this verse is answered in the following verses. By hearing intelligent Akrura's description of the great sufferings of Devaki and Vasudeva, Krsna was convinced to go. This is described in Hari-vamsa, where Akrura says: "Your aged parents are now slaves tortured by the sadist Kamsa."
2.5.165
Sourceस तान् व्रज-जनान् हातुꣳ शक्नुयान् न कदाचन । अभीक्ष्णꣳ याति तत्रैव वसति क्रीडति ध्रुवम्
sa tān vraja-janān hātuṁ śaknuyān na kadācana | abhīkṣṇaṁ yāti tatraiva vasati krīḍati dhruvam
English translation
Translation
He can never leave the people of Vraja. He returns to Vraja at every moment. He lives there and enjoys pastimes there eternally.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the Lord leaves Vraja and then returns to Vraja again and again and again in His pastimes.
2.5.166
Sourceपरꣳ परम-कौतुकी विरह-जात-भावोर्मितो व्रजस्य विविधेहितꣳ निज-मनोरमꣳ वीक्षितुम् । निकुञ्ज-कुहरे यथा भवति नाम सो’न्तर्हितस् तथा विविध-लीलयापसरति छलात् कर्हिचित्
paraṁ parama-kautukī viraha-jāta-bhāvormito vrajasya vividhehitaṁ nija-manoramaṁ vīkṣitum | nikuñja-kuhare yathā bhavati nāma so’ntarhitas tathā vividha-līlayāpasarati chalāt karhicit
English translation
Translation
As, very eager to see what actions pleasing to His heart the people of Vraja do when they are tossed by waves of separation from Him, the Lord sometimes hides in the depth of the forest groves, so in His different pastimes He sometimes hides.
2.5.167
Sourceमन्ये’हम् एवꣳ परम-प्रियेभ्यस् तेभ्यः प्रदेयस्य सुदुर्लभस्य । द्रव्यस्य कस्यापि समर्पणार्हो वदान्य-मौलेर् व्यवहार एषः
manye’ham evaṁ parama-priyebhyas tebhyaḥ pradeyasya sudurlabhasya | dravyasya kasyāpi samarpaṇārho vadānya-mauler vyavahāra eṣaḥ
English translation
Translation
I think this actions is a very rare gift the crown of all generous gives to they who are most dear to Him.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that some persons may protest that it is not right for the Lord to separate Himself from they who cannot bear even a moment's separation from Him. This verse answers them. The gift here is the most intense love for Krsna. It is so rare that none but the people of Vraja are able to attain it. It is described in Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.47.27), where Uddhava tells the gopis: "My dear gopis, the mentality which you have developed in relationship with Krsna is very, very difficult to attain, even for great sages and saintly persons. You have attained the highest perfectional stage of life. It is a great boon for you that you have fixed your mind upon Krsna and have decided to have Krsna only, giving up your family, home, relatives, husbands, and children for the sake of the Supreme Personality. Because your mind is now full absorbed in Krsna, the Supreme Soul, universal love has automatically developed in you. I think myself very fortunate that I have been favoured, by your grace, to see you in this situation."*
2.5.168
Sourceयथा क्रीडति तद्-भूमौ गोलोके’पि तथैव सः । अध-ऊर्ध्वतया भेदो’नयोः कल्प्येत केवलम्
yathā krīḍati tad-bhūmau goloke’pi tathaiva saḥ | adha-ūrdhvatayā bhedo’nayoḥ kalpyeta kevalam
English translation
Translation
As the Lord enjoys pastimes in earthly Gokula, so He also does in spiritual Goloka. Any idea that one is higher and the other is lower is an imagination only.
2.5.169
Sourceकिन्तु तद्-व्रज-भूमौ स न सर्वैर् दृश्यते सदा । तैः श्री-नन्दादिभिः सार्धम् अश्रान्तꣳ विलसन्न् अपि
kintu tad-vraja-bhūmau sa na sarvair dṛśyate sadā | taiḥ śrī-nandādibhiḥ sārdham aśrāntaṁ vilasann api
English translation
Translation
Although He enjoys pastimes there with Sri Nanda and the others eternally and without ever becoming tired, the Lord is not always seen by everyone in Vrajabhumi.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that someone may protest: "If the Lord enjoys pastimes in the earthly Gokula eternally, then why does no one ever see Him?" This verse answers that protest. In Goloka, in the spiritual world, everyone sees the Lord always. In Gokula, in the material world, everyone sees the Lord during a certain period at the end of the Dvapara-yuga, but at other times only certain people at certain times are able to see Him.
2.5.170
Sourceश्री-सुपर्णादयो यद्वद् वैकुण्ठे नित्य-पार्षदाः । गोलोके तु तथा ते’पि नित्य-प्रियतमा मताः
śrī-suparṇādayo yadvad vaikuṇṭhe nitya-pārṣadāḥ | goloke tu tathā te’pi nitya-priyatamā matāḥ
English translation
Translation
As in Vaikuntha Garuda and the other eternal associates of the Lord are always present, so in Goloka the Lord's eternal, dear friends are always present.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that someone may protest: "Nanda Maharaja and the other cowherd people are residents of Gokula in the material world. How can they simultaneously exist in Goloka in the spiritual world eternally?" This verse answers that question. As Garuda and the other associates of the Lord stay in Vaikuntha, but at the same time are also present in the material world, so the cowherd people of Vraja are present in the spiritual and material worlds simultaneously.
2.5.171
Sourceते हि स्व-प्राण-नाथेन समꣳ भगवता सदा । लोकयोर् एक-रूपेण विहरन्ति यदृच्छया
te hi sva-prāṇa-nāthena samaṁ bhagavatā sadā | lokayor eka-rūpeṇa viharanti yadṛcchayā
English translation
Translation
By their own wish, with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Lord of their life, they eternally enjoy pastimes in both places.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the two places are Gokula in the material world and Goloka in the spiritual world.
2.5.172
Sourceश्री-गोलोकꣳ गन्तुम् अर्हन्त्य् उपायैर् यादृग्भिस् तꣳ साधकस् तादृशैः स्युः । द्रष्टुꣳ शक्ता मर्त्य-लोके’पि तस्मिꣳस् तादृक्-क्रीडꣳ सुप्रसन्नꣳ प्रभुꣳ तम्
śrī-golokaṁ gantum arhanty upāyair yādṛgbhis taṁ sādhakas tādṛśaiḥ syuḥ | draṣṭuṁ śaktā martya-loke’pi tasmiṁs tādṛk-krīḍaṁ suprasannaṁ prabhuṁ tam
English translation
Translation
Adopting the same methods one uses to attain Sri Goloka, one may see the playful and merciful Lord in the material world.
2.5.173
Sourceतात तादृश-गोपाल- देव-पाद-सरोजयोः । विनोद-माधुरीꣳ ताꣳ ताम् उत्सुको’सीक्षितुꣳ कथम्
tāta tādṛśa-gopāla- deva-pāda-sarojayoḥ | vinoda-mādhurīṁ tāṁ tām utsuko’sīkṣituṁ katham
English translation
Translation
O dear one, why are you so eager to see the sweetness of the pastimes at Lord Gopaladeva's lotus feet?
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that here Narada rebukes Gopa-kumara for desiring something so rare and difficult to attain.
2.5.174
Sourceसत्यꣳ जानीहि रे भ्रातस् तत्-प्राप्तिर् अति-दुर्घटा । तत्-साधनꣳ च नितराम् एष मे निश्चयः परः
satyaṁ jānīhi re bhrātas tat-prāptir ati-durghaṭā | tat-sādhanaṁ ca nitarām eṣa me niścayaḥ paraḥ
English translation
Translation
O brother, know that this is very difficult to attain. The way to attain it is very difficult to follow. That is my final conclusion.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that here Narada Muni speaks of attaining Goloka in the spiritual world.
2.5.175
Sourceप्राणिनः प्रायशः शून्या हिताहित-विवेचनैः । नरा च कतिचित् तेषु सन्त्व् आचार-विचारिणः
prāṇinaḥ prāyaśaḥ śūnyā hitāhita-vivecanaiḥ | narā ca katicit teṣu santv ācāra-vicāriṇaḥ
English translation
Translation
Most living entities do no know what should and what should not be done. Some few men know what should be done.
2.5.176
Sourceदृश्यन्ते’थापि बहवस् ते’र्थ-काम-परायणाः । स्वर्ग-साधक-धर्मेषु रतास् तु कतिचित् किल
dṛśyante’thāpi bahavas te’rtha-kāma-parāyaṇāḥ | svarga-sādhaka-dharmeṣu ratās tu katicit kila
English translation
Translation
Many are intent on economic development and sense gratification. Some follow the duties by which one attains Svargaloka.
2.5.177
Sourceतेषाꣳ कतिपये स्यूर् वा रता निष्काम-कर्मसु । तथाप्य् अरागिनस् तेषाꣳ केचिद् एव मुमुक्षवः
teṣāṁ katipaye syūr vā ratā niṣkāma-karmasu | tathāpy arāginas teṣāṁ kecid eva mumukṣavaḥ
English translation
Translation
Some perform religious duties without material motive. Of them, some aspire for impersonal liberation.
2.5.178
Sourceतेषाꣳ परम-हꣳसा ये मुक्ताः स्यूः केचिद् एव ते । केचिन् महाशयास् तेषु भगवद्-भक्ति-तत्-पराः
teṣāṁ parama-haṁsā ye muktāḥ syūḥ kecid eva te | kecin mahāśayās teṣu bhagavad-bhakti-tat-parāḥ
English translation
Translation
Of them, some are liberated paramahamsas and of the paramahamsas some are great souls devoted to the service of the Lord.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the devotees are called great souls because they consider impersonal liberation to be very insignificant and because they are very eager to taste the nectar of serving the Lord. They are described in Srimad-Bhagavatam 6.14.3-5.
2.5.179
Sourceश्रीमन्-मदन-गोपाल- पद-पद्मैक-सुहृदे । रतात्मानो हि नितराꣳ दुर्लभास् तेष्व् अपि ध्रुवम्
śrīman-madana-gopāla- pada-padmaika-suhṛde | ratātmāno hi nitarāṁ durlabhās teṣv api dhruvam
English translation
Translation
Among these devotees they who have given their hearts to being friends of Sriman Madana-Gopala's lotus feet are even more rare.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the exalted status of the devotees is described in Srimad-Bhagavatam 6.14.6.
2.5.180
Sourceएवꣳ तत्-तत्-साधनानाꣳ रीतिर् अप्य् अवगम्यताम् । तज्-ज्ञापकानाꣳ शास्त्राणाꣳ वचनानाꣳ च तादृशी
evaṁ tat-tat-sādhanānāṁ rītir apy avagamyatām | taj-jñāpakānāṁ śāstrāṇāṁ vacanānāṁ ca tādṛśī
English translation
Translation
Know that the different ways to attain different goals of life are in this sequence of higher and lower. This is taught by the words of the scriptures.
2.5.181
Sourceतत्रापि यो विशेषो’न्यः केषाञ्चित् को’पि वर्तते । लोकानाꣳ किल तस्याहम् आख्याने नाधिकारवान्
tatrāpi yo viśeṣo’nyaḥ keṣāñcit ko’pi vartate | lokānāṁ kila tasyāham ākhyāne nādhikāravān
English translation
Translation
Than these devotees there are others even more exalted. I am not qualified to describe them.
2.5.182
Sourceश्री-गोप-कुमार उवाच— इत्य् उक्त्वोद्धवम् आलिङ्ग्य स-दैन्यꣳ काकु-चाटुभिः । ययाच नारदस् तस्य किञ्चित् त्वाꣳ कथयेति सः
śrī-gopa-kumāra uvāca— ity uktvoddhavam āliṅgya sa-dainyaṁ kāku-cāṭubhiḥ | yayāca nāradas tasya kiñcit tvāṁ kathayeti saḥ
English translation
Translation
Sri Gopa-kumara said: Then Narada embraced Uddhava and with plaintive words humbly begged: "Please,, you say something."
2.5.183
Sourceजगौ प्रेमातुरः शीऋष्णो- द्धवो नीचैर् मुहुर् नमन् । वन्दे नन्द-व्रज-स्त्रीणाꣳ पाद-रेणुम् अभीक्ष्णशः
jagau premāturaḥ śīṛṣṇo- ddhavo nīcair muhur naman | vande nanda-vraja-strīṇāṁ pāda-reṇum abhīkṣṇaśaḥ
English translation
Translation
Uddhava, overcome with ecstatic love and humbly bowing his head again and again, said: At every moment I offer my respectful obeisances to the women in Nanda's Vraja.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that Uddhava could understand Narada's intention in asking him to speak. Touching his head to the ground, with great love he sang the glories of the greatest devotees.
2.5.184
Sourceक्षणान् महार्तितो व्यग्रो गृहित्वा यवसाꣳ रदैः । नारदस्य पदौ धृत्वा हरि-दासो’वदत् पुनः
kṣaṇān mahārtito vyagro gṛhitvā yavasāṁ radaiḥ | nāradasya padau dhṛtvā hari-dāso’vadat punaḥ
English translation
Translation
Uddhava, the servant of Lord Hari, suddenly became very agitated. Taking straw in his teeth, and grasping Narada's feet, he sang again.
2.5.185
Sourceआसाम् अहो चरण-रेणु-जुषाम् अहꣳ स्याꣳ वृन्दावने किम् अपि जन्म-लतौसाधीनाम् । या दुस्त्यजꣳ स्वजनम् अर्य-पथꣳ च हित्वा भेजुर् मुकुन्द-पदवीꣳ श्रुतिभिर् विमृग्यम्
āsām aho caraṇa-reṇu-juṣām ahaṁ syāṁ vṛndāvane kim api janma-latausādhīnām | yā dustyajaṁ svajanam arya-pathaṁ ca hitvā bhejur mukunda-padavīṁ śrutibhir vimṛgyam
English translation
Translation
"The gopis of Vrndavana have given up the association of their husbands, sons, and other family members, who are very difficult to give up, and they have forsaken the path of chastity to take shelter of the lotus feet of Mukunda, Krsna, which one should search for by Vedic knowledge. Oh, let me be fortunate enough to be one of the bushes, creepers, or herbs in Vrndavana, because the gopis trample them and bless them with the dust of their lotus feet."* This verse is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.47.61).
2.5.186
Sourceअथ प्रेम-परीपाक- विकारैर् विविधैर् वृतः । स-चमत्कारम् उत्प्लुत्य सो’गायत् पुनर् उद्धवः
atha prema-parīpāka- vikārair vividhair vṛtaḥ | sa-camatkāram utplutya so’gāyat punar uddhavaḥ
English translation
Translation
Displaying symptoms of the greatest ecstatic love, and filled with wonder, again he loudly sang:
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that some of the symptoms Uddhava displayed were trembling, perspiring and standing up of the body's hairs.
2.5.187
Sourceनायꣳ श्रियाङ्ग उ नितान्त-रतेः प्रसादः स्वर्-योषितꣳ नलिन-गन्ध-रुचाꣳ कुतो’न्यः । रासोत्सवे’स्य भुज-दण्ड-गृहीत-कण्ठ- लब्धाशिषꣳ या उदगद् व्रज-सुन्दरीणाम्
nāyaṁ śriyāṅga u nitānta-rateḥ prasādaḥ svar-yoṣitaṁ nalina-gandha-rucāṁ kuto’nyaḥ | rāsotsave’sya bhuja-daṇḍa-gṛhīta-kaṇṭha- labdhāśiṣaṁ yā udagad vraja-sundarīṇām
English translation
Translation
"When Lord Sri Krsna was dancing with the gopis in the rasa-lila, the gopis were embraced by the arms of the Lord. This transcendental favour was never bestowed on the goddess of fortune or the other consorts in the spiritual world. Indeed, never was such a thing even imagined by the most beautiful girls in the heavenly planets whose bodily lustre and aroma resemble the lotus flower. And what to speak of worldly women who are very beautiful according to the material estimation."* This verse is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.47.60).
2.5.188
Sourceततो’ति-विस्मयाविष्टो नारदो भगवान् पुनः । निरीक्ष्यमाणो माम् आर्तꣳ स-सम्भ्रमम् इदꣳ जगौ
tato’ti-vismayāviṣṭo nārado bhagavān punaḥ | nirīkṣyamāṇo mām ārtaṁ sa-sambhramam idaṁ jagau
English translation
Translation
Lord Narada became filled with great wonder. Seeing that I was unhappy, he at once sang this:
2.5.189
Sourceश्री-नारद उवाच— श्रेयस्तमो निखिल-भागवत-व्रजेषु यासाꣳ पदाम्बुज-रजो बहु वन्दमानः । यासाꣳ पदाब्ज-युगलैक-रजो-ऽभिमर्ष- सौभग्य-भाक्-तृण-जनीम् उत याचते’यम्
śrī-nārada uvāca— śreyastamo nikhila-bhāgavata-vrajeṣu yāsāṁ padāmbuja-rajo bahu vandamānaḥ | yāsāṁ padābja-yugalaika-rajo-'bhimarṣa- saubhagya-bhāk-tṛṇa-janīm uta yācate’yam
English translation
Translation
Sri Narada said: Uddhava, the best of all the devotees, offers his respectful obeisances to the dust of the gopis' lotus feet. He prays to be born as a blade of grass fortunate enough to be touched by the dust of their lotus feet.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that this is described in Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.47.61 and 10.47.63.
2.5.190
Sourceसौभाग्य-गन्धꣳ लभते न यासाꣳ सा रुक्मिणी या हि हरि-प्रियेति । ख्याताच्युताशास्त-कुलीन-कन्या- धर्मैक-नर्मोक्ति-भिया मृतेव
saubhāgya-gandhaṁ labhate na yāsāṁ sā rukmiṇī yā hi hari-priyeti | khyātācyutāśāsta-kulīna-kanyā- dharmaika-narmokti-bhiyā mṛteva
English translation
Translation
Even Rukmini, who is famous as Lord Hari's beloved,, who, yearning for the infallible Lord, refused to act as an ordinary pious girl, and who almost died when the Lord spoke to her a single joke, could not attain even the scent of the gopis' good fortune.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that this is described in Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.47.60, 10.60.17 and 10.60.24.
2.5.191
Sourceक्व स्वर्-देव्य इव स्त्रीणाꣳ मध्ये श्रेष्ठतमा अपि । कालिन्दी-सत्यभामाद्याः क्व चान्या रोहिणी-मुखाः
kva svar-devya iva strīṇāṁ madhye śreṣṭhatamā api | kālindī-satyabhāmādyāḥ kva cānyā rohiṇī-mukhāḥ
English translation
Translation
What are the best of women in comparison to the gopis? What are the goddesses of Svargaloka? What are the queens headed by Satyabhama and Kalindi? What are the noblewomen headed by Rohini?
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that this is described in Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.47.60.
2.5.192
Sourceअहꣳ वराकः को नु स्याꣳ तासाꣳ माहात्म्य-वर्णने । तथापि चापला जिह्वा मम धैर्यꣳ न रक्षति
ahaṁ varākaḥ ko nu syāṁ tāsāṁ māhātmya-varṇane | tathāpi cāpalā jihvā mama dhairyaṁ na rakṣati
English translation
Translation
I am insignificant. Who am I? Still, my restless tongue will not stop glorifying the gopis.
2.5.193-194
Sourceभो गोप-पुत्र व्रज-नाथ-मित्र हे तत्-प्रेम-भक्त-प्रवरो’यम् उद्धवः । तत्-सार-कारुण्य-विशेष-भाग्यतस् तासाꣳ व्रजे प्रेम-भरꣳ तम् ऐक्षत तासाꣳ प्रसादातिशयस्य गोचरस् तत्-सङ्गतो विस्मृत-कृष्ण-सङ्गमः । निधारम् एतꣳ व्यवहारम् ईदृशम् कुर्वन् वदेद् यत् तद् अतीव सम्भवेत्
bho gopa-putra vraja-nātha-mitra he tat-prema-bhakta-pravaro’yam uddhavaḥ | tat-sāra-kāruṇya-viśeṣa-bhāgyatas tāsāṁ vraje prema-bharaṁ tam aikṣata tāsāṁ prasādātiśayasya gocaras tat-saṅgato vismṛta-kṛṣṇa-saṅgamaḥ | nidhāram etaṁ vyavahāram īdṛśam kurvan vaded yat tad atīva sambhavet
English translation
Translation
O son of a gopa, O friend of the Lord of Vraja, Uddhava is the best of loving devotees. Because He was fortunate to receive the Lord's mercy, he was able to see the ecstatic love of the gopis in Vraja. The gopis gave him such great mercy that he forgot even about Lord Krsna. Uddhava is able to understand the actions of the gopis. He should describe them.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that Uddhava describes the gopis in Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.47.27.
2.5.195-196
Sourceश्वफल्क-पुत्रो भगवत्-पितृव्यः स नीरस-ज्ञान-विशुद्ध-चेताः । वृद्धो दयार्द्रान्तरता-विहीनः कꣳसस्य दौत्ये’भिरतो व्रजे यान् सञ्चिन्तयन् कृष्ण-पदाम्बुज-द्वयꣳ तस्य प्रकर्षातिशयꣳ न्यवर्णयत् । गोपी-महोत्कर्ष-भरानुवर्णनैस् तल्-लालितो धर्ष्ट्यम् अभावयन् हृदि
śvaphalka-putro bhagavat-pitṛvyaḥ sa nīrasa-jñāna-viśuddha-cetāḥ | vṛddho dayārdrāntaratā-vihīnaḥ kaṁsasya dautye’bhirato vraje yān sañcintayan kṛṣṇa-padāmbuja-dvayaṁ tasya prakarṣātiśayaṁ nyavarṇayat | gopī-mahotkarṣa-bharānuvarṇanais tal-lālito dharṣṭyam abhāvayan hṛdi
English translation
Translation
The Lord's uncle is Svaphalka's son Akrura. His heart is dry with knowledge that has no sweetness. An old man, his heart unable to melt with compassion, he came to Vraja as Kamsa's messenger. He can meditate on Lord Krsna's lotus feet and describe them, but because he offended the gopis he cannot meditate on them in his heart or describe their exalted glories.
2.5.197
Sourceयद् अर्चितꣳ ब्रह्म-भवादिभिः सुरैः श्रिया च देव्या मुनिभिः स-सात्वतैः । गो-चरणायानुचरैश् चरद् वने यद् गोपिकानाꣳ कुच-कुङ्कुमाचितम्
yad arcitaṁ brahma-bhavādibhiḥ suraiḥ śriyā ca devyā munibhiḥ sa-sātvataiḥ | go-caraṇāyānucaraiś carad vane yad gopikānāṁ kuca-kuṅkumācitam
English translation
Translation
"(I will be able to see) the Lord's lotus feet, which are worshipped by great demigods like Brahma, Narada and Lord Siva, which traverse the ground of Vrndavana as He herds the cows, and which touch the breasts of the gopis covered with tinges of kunkuma."*
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that in this verse (quoted from Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.38.8) Akrura meditates on the Lord's lotus feet, as was described in the previous verse.
2.5.198
Sourceअप्य् अङ्घ्रि-मूले पतितस्य मे विभुः शिरस्य् अधास्यन् निज-हस्त-पङ्कजम् । दत्ताभयꣳ काल-भुजङ्ग-रꣳहसा प्रोद्वेजितानाꣳ शरणाशिषꣳ नृणम्
apy aṅghri-mūle patitasya me vibhuḥ śirasy adhāsyan nija-hasta-paṅkajam | dattābhayaṁ kāla-bhujaṅga-raṁhasā prodvejitānāṁ śaraṇāśiṣaṁ nṛṇam
English translation
Translation
"When I bow down before Lord Krsna in that way, certainly He will place His fearless lotus hand on my head. His hand is offered to all conditioned souls who take shelter under His lotus feet. Krsna is the ultimate goal of life for all people who fear the snake of material existence, and certainly when I see Him He will give me the shelter of His lotus feet. I am aspiring for the touch of His lotus-like hands on my head."*
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that in this verse (quoted from Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.38.16) Akrura meditates on the Lord's lotus hand.
2.5.199
Sourceसमर्हणꣳ यत्र निधाय कौषिकस् तथा बलिश् चापजगत्-त्रयेन्द्रताम् । यद् वा विहारे व्रज-योषिताꣳ श्रमꣳ स्पर्शेन सौगन्धिक-गन्ध्य् अपानुदात्
samarhaṇaṁ yatra nidhāya kauṣikas tathā baliś cāpajagat-trayendratām | yad vā vihāre vraja-yoṣitāṁ śramaṁ sparśena saugandhika-gandhy apānudāt
English translation
Translation
"Indra , who is the king of heaven and the master of the three worlds-the upper, middle and lower planetary system-was blessed by the Lord simply for His offering a little water which Krsna accepted. Similarly Bali Maharaja gave only three feet of land in charity to Vamanadeva, and he also offered a little water, which Lord Vamanadeva accepted, and thereby Bali Maharaja attained the position of Indra. When the gopis were dancing with Krsna in the rasa dance, they became fatigued, and Krsna smeared His hand, which is fragrant as a lotus flower, over the pearl-like drops of perspiration on the faces of the gopis, and immediately they became refreshed."*
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that in this verse (quoted from Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.38.17) Akrura says that the Lord gives fearlessness to the devotees that surrender to Him. The Lord even gives Himself to these devotees.
2.5.200
Sourceपितामहो’सौ कुरु-पाण्डवानाम् बृहद्-व्रतो धर्म-परो’पि भीष्मः । व्रजाङ्गनोत्कर्ष-निरूपणेन तम् अन्त-काले भगवन्तम् अस्तौत्
pitāmaho’sau kuru-pāṇḍavānām bṛhad-vrato dharma-paro’pi bhīṣmaḥ | vrajāṅganotkarṣa-nirūpaṇena tam anta-kāle bhagavantam astaut
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Translation
In his last moments the saintly brahmacari Bhisma, who was the grandfather of the Kurus and Pandavas, offered to the Lord prayers that described the exalted glories of the women of Vraja.
2.5.201
Sourceललित-गति-विलास-वल्गु-हासा प्राणय-निरीक्षण-कल्पितोरु-मनाः । कृतम् अनुकृतवत्या उन्मदान्धाः प्रकृतिम् अगमन् किल यस्य गोप-वध्वः
lalita-gati-vilāsa-valgu-hāsā prāṇaya-nirīkṣaṇa-kalpitoru-manāḥ | kṛtam anukṛtavatyā unmadāndhāḥ prakṛtim agaman kila yasya gopa-vadhvaḥ
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Translation
"Let my mind be fixed upon Lord Sri Krsna, whose motions and smiles of love attracted the damsels of Vrajadhama (the gopis). The damsels imitated the characteristic movements of the Lord (after His disappearance from the rasa dance).*
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that Bhisma speaks this verse (quoted from Srimad Bhagavatam 1.9.40).
2.5.202
Sourceतस् तथैवाहुर् अन्योन्यꣳ कौरवेन्द्र-पुर-स्त्रीयः । पश्यन्त्यो भगवन्तꣳ तꣳ गच्छन्तꣳ स्व-पुरꣳ ततः
tas tathaivāhur anyonyaṁ kauravendra-pura-strīyaḥ | paśyantyo bhagavantaṁ taṁ gacchantaṁ sva-puraṁ tataḥ
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Translation
Seeing the Lord as He was about to go to His own city, Yudhisthira Maharaja's queens said among themselves:
2.5.203
Sourceनूनꣳ व्रत-स्नन-हुतादिनेश्वरः समर्चितो ह्य् अस्य गृहित-पाणिभिः । पिबन्ति यः साख्य-धरामृतꣳ मुहुर् व्रज-स्त्रीयः सम्मुमुहुर् यद्-आशयाः
nūnaṁ vrata-snana-hutādineśvaraḥ samarcito hy asya gṛhita-pāṇibhiḥ | pibanti yaḥ sākhya-dharāmṛtaṁ muhur vraja-strīyaḥ sammumuhur yad-āśayāḥ
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Translation
"O friends,, just think of His wives, whose hand He has accepted. How they must have undergone vows, baths, fire sacrifices, and perfect worship of the Lord of the universe to constantly relish now the nectar of His lips (by kissing). The damsels of Vrajabhumi would often faint just by expecting such favours."*
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that this verse (quoted from Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.10.28) is their conversation.
2.5.204
Sourceश्री-गोप-कुमार उवाच— एवꣳ वदन् स भगवान् परिरब्धवान् माꣳ प्रेमाब्धि-कम्प-पुलकाश्रु-तरङ्ग-मग्नः । दष्ट्वा रदैस् तद्-अनुवर्णन-लोल-जिह्वाꣳ नृत्यन् विचित्रम् अगमाद् विविधाम् अवस्थाम्
śrī-gopa-kumāra uvāca— evaṁ vadan sa bhagavān parirabdhavān māṁ premābdhi-kampa-pulakāśru-taraṅga-magnaḥ | daṣṭvā radais tad-anuvarṇana-lola-jihvāṁ nṛtyan vicitram agamād vividhām avasthām
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Translation
Sri Gopa-kumara said: Speaking these words, Lord Narada embraced me. He was plunged in the waves of the ocean of love, waves that him tremble and shed tears and made the hairs of his body stand erect. Biting his tongue, which yearned to continue describing the gopis, He danced wonderfully and displayed many symptoms of ecstatic love.
2.5.205
Sourceक्षणात् स्वस्थ्यम् इवासाद्य दृष्ट्वा माꣳ दीन-मानसम् । सान्त्वयन् स्लक्ष्णया वाचा मुनीन्द्रः पुनर् आह सः
kṣaṇāt svasthyam ivāsādya dṛṣṭvā māṁ dīna-mānasam | sāntvayan slakṣṇayā vācā munīndraḥ punar āha saḥ
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Translation
In a moment he became normal again and, seeing me depressed, the best of sages comforted me with affectionate words.
2.5.206
Sourceश्री-नारद उवाच— इदꣳ तु वृत्तꣳ सर्वत्र गोपनीयꣳ सदा सताम् । विशेषतो महैश्वर्य- प्राकट्य-भर-भूमिषु
śrī-nārada uvāca— idaṁ tu vṛttaṁ sarvatra gopanīyaṁ sadā satām | viśeṣato mahaiśvarya- prākaṭya-bhara-bhūmiṣu
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Translation
Sri Narada said: This is a great secret to be concealed in all times and places, and especially to be concealed from the devotees in places where the Lord's great opulences are abundantly manifested.
2.5.207
Sourceअतस् तदानीꣳ वैकुण्ठे न मया ते प्रकाशितम् । परꣳ त्वद्-भाव-माधुर्य- लोलितो’त्रावदꣳ कियत्
atas tadānīṁ vaikuṇṭhe na mayā te prakāśitam | paraṁ tvad-bhāva-mādhurya- lolito’trāvadaṁ kiyat
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Translation
That is why I did not reveal this to you in Vaikuntha. Now, inspired by the sweetness of your love and devotion, I have said something about it here.
2.5.208
Sourceस्वस्योद्धवस्य ते’प्य् एष कृत्वाहꣳ शपथꣳ ब्रुवे । दुःसाध्यꣳ तत्-पदꣳ ह्य् अत्र तत्-साधनम् अपि द्रुवम्
svasyoddhavasya te’py eṣa kṛtvāhaṁ śapathaṁ bruve | duḥsādhyaṁ tat-padaṁ hy atra tat-sādhanam api druvam
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Translation
Before you and before Uddhava, I vow that I speak the truth: In this place one can attain neither Goloka nor the means to attain Goloka.
2.5.209
Sourceकिन्तूपदेशाꣳ हितम् एकम् एतꣳ मत्तः शृणु श्री-पुरुषोत्तमाख्यम् । क्षेत्रꣳ तद् अत्रापि विभात्य् अदूरे पूर्वꣳ त्वया यद् भुवि दृष्टम् अस्ति
kintūpadeśāṁ hitam ekam etaṁ mattaḥ śṛṇu śrī-puruṣottamākhyam | kṣetraṁ tad atrāpi vibhāty adūre pūrvaṁ tvayā yad bhuvi dṛṣṭam asti
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Translation
Please hear from me this one instruction: Not far from here a place named Sri Purusottama-ksetra is splendidly manifested. This is the same place you saw before on the earth.
2.5.210
Sourceतस्मिन् सुभद्रा-बलराम-सम्युतस् तꣳ वै विनोदꣳ पुरुषोत्तमो भजेत् । चक्रे स गोवर्धन-वृन्दकाटवी कालिन्दजा-तीर-भुवि स्वयꣳ हि यम्
tasmin subhadrā-balarāma-samyutas taṁ vai vinodaṁ puruṣottamo bhajet | cakre sa govardhana-vṛndakāṭavī kālindajā-tīra-bhuvi svayaṁ hi yam
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Translation
There, with Balarama and Subhadra the Lord enjoys many pastimes on Govardhana Hill, in Vrndavana forest, and on the shore of the Yamuna.
2.5.211
Sourceसर्वावतारैक-निधान-रूपस् तत्-तच्-चरित्राणि च सन्तनोति । यस्मै च रोचेत यद् अस्य रूपꣳ भक्ताय तस्मै खलु दर्शयेत् तत्
sarvāvatāraika-nidhāna-rūpas tat-tac-caritrāṇi ca santanoti | yasmai ca roceta yad asya rūpaṁ bhaktāya tasmai khalu darśayet tat
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Translation
The Lord, in whom all incarnations of God rest, enjoys many pastimes there. To a devotee who finds pleasure in Him, the Lord reveals His own form.
2.5.212
Sourceश्री-कृष्ण-देवस्य सदा प्रियꣳ तत् क्षेत्रꣳ यथा श्री-मथुरा तथैव । तत्-पारमैश्वर्य-भर-प्रकाश- लोकानुसारि-व्यवहार-रम्यम्
śrī-kṛṣṇa-devasya sadā priyaṁ tat kṣetraṁ yathā śrī-mathurā tathaiva | tat-pāramaiśvarya-bhara-prakāśa- lokānusāri-vyavahāra-ramyam
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Translation
As Sri Mathura is dear to Lord Krsnadeva, so this place is also dear to Him. Although it is very opulent, it is also very beautiful and charming.
2.5.213
Sourceगतस् तत्र न सन्तृप्येस् तस्ता दर्शनतो’पि चेत् । तदा तत्रानुतिष्ठेस् त्वꣳ निजेष्ट-प्राप्ति-साधनम्
gatas tatra na santṛpyes tastā darśanato’pi cet | tadā tatrānutiṣṭhes tvaṁ nijeṣṭa-prāpti-sādhanam
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Translation
If when you go there your desire is not fulfilled by seeing the Lord there, you will attain there the way to fulfil your desire.
2.5.214
Sourceतच् च श्री-बल्लवी-प्राण- नाथ-पाद-सरोजयोः । प्रेमैव तद्-व्रज-प्रेम- साजातीयꣳ न चेतरत्
tac ca śrī-ballavī-prāṇa- nātha-pāda-sarojayoḥ | premaiva tad-vraja-prema- sājātīyaṁ na cetarat
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Translation
There, and in no other place, is the way to attain the spontaneous love the people of Vraja feel for the lotus feet of He who is the Lord of the gopis' lives.
2.5.215
Sourceनिदानꣳ तु परꣳ प्रेम्णाꣳ श्री-कृष्ण-करुणा-भरः । कस्याप्य् उदेत्य् अकस्माद् वा कस्यचित् साधन-क्रमात्
nidānaṁ tu paraṁ premṇāṁ śrī-kṛṣṇa-karuṇā-bharaḥ | kasyāpy udety akasmād vā kasyacit sādhana-kramāt
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Translation
Sri Krsna's great mercy, which brings that love, comes to some spontaneously and to others as a result of gradual spiritual advancement.
2.5.216
Sourceयथोदरान् मीलत्य् अन्नꣳ पाक्वꣳ वा पाक-साधनम् । साधकस्योच्यते शास्त्र- गत्यायꣳ साधन-क्रमः
yathodarān mīlaty annaṁ pākvaṁ vā pāka-sādhanam | sādhakasyocyate śāstra- gatyāyaṁ sādhana-kramaḥ
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Translation
From a generous donor one may receive either cooked food or ingredients to prepare cooked food. In this way the scriptures describe the ways to quickly or gradually attain (the Lord's mercy).
2.5.217
Sourceतत् तु लौकिक-सद्-बन्धु- बुद्ध्या प्रेम भयादि-जम् । विघ्नꣳ निरस्य तद् गोप- गोपी-दास्येप्सयार्जयेत्
tat tu laukika-sad-bandhu- buddhyā prema bhayādi-jam | vighnaṁ nirasya tad gopa- gopī-dāsyepsayārjayet
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Translation
Thinking the Lord one's own friend or relative as one has a friend or relative in the material world, and yearning to serve the gopas and gopis, one should reject awe and reverence and all other impediments and strive to attain that pure love.
2.5.218
Sourceतद् धि तत्-तद्-व्रज-क्रीडा- ध्यान-गान-प्रधानया । भक्त्या सम्पद्यते प्रेष्ठ- नाम-सङ्कीर्तनोज्ज्वलम्
tad dhi tat-tad-vraja-krīḍā- dhyāna-gāna-pradhānayā | bhaktyā sampadyate preṣṭha- nāma-saṅkīrtanojjvalam
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Translation
By engaging in devotional service that largely consists of singing about and meditating on the Lord's Vraja pastimes, one attains that love, which is glorious with the chanting of the dearmost Lord's holy names.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that there are nine methods of devotional service, of which two important activities are mentioned here.
2.5.219
Sourceतद् एक-रस-लोकस्य सङ्गे’भिव्यक्तताꣳ स्वतः । प्रजास्यद् अपि तद् वस्तु गोपनीयꣳ प्रयत्नतः
tad eka-rasa-lokasya saṅge’bhivyaktatāṁ svataḥ | prajāsyad api tad vastu gopanīyaṁ prayatnataḥ
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Translation
In the association of a devotee who relishes the nectar of it, that love appears of its own accord. Still, it should be carefully concealed.
2.5.220
Sourceतद् वै तस्य प्रिय-क्रीडा- वन-भूमौ सदा रहः । निवसꣳस् तनुयाद् एवꣳ सम्पद्येताचिराद् ध्रुवम्
tad vai tasya priya-krīḍā- vana-bhūmau sadā rahaḥ | nivasaṁs tanuyād evaṁ sampadyetācirād dhruvam
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Translation
As one lives alone in the Lord's dear pastime-forest, one's love becomes manifest and grows to become very strong.
2.5.221
Sourceतत् कर्म-ज्ञान-योगादि- साधनाद् दूरतः स्थितम् । सर्वत्र नैरपेक्ष्येन भूषितꣳ दैन्य-मूलकम्
tat karma-jñāna-yogādi- sādhanād dūrataḥ sthitam | sarvatra nairapekṣyena bhūṣitaṁ dainya-mūlakam
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Translation
That love is far from fruitive pious work, philosophical speculation, yoga and other spiritual practices. It is decorated with independence from them. It is the root of humbleness.
2.5.222
Sourceयेनासाधरणाशक्ता- धम-बुद्धिः सदात्मनि । सर्वोत्कर्षान्विते’पि स्याद् बुद्धैस् तद् दैन्यम् इष्यते
yenāsādharaṇāśaktā- dhama-buddhiḥ sadātmani | sarvotkarṣānvite’pi syād buddhais tad dainyam iṣyate
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Translation
Even if one is very exalted, he should be humble and think himself very incompetent and lowly.
2.5.223
Sourceयया वाचेहया दैन्यꣳ मत्या च स्थैर्यम् एति तत् । तꣳ यत्नेन भजेद् विद्वाꣳस् तद्-विरुद्धानि वर्जयेत्
yayā vācehayā dainyaṁ matyā ca sthairyam eti tat | taṁ yatnena bhajed vidvāṁs tad-viruddhāni varjayet
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Translation
A wise man should try to be humble in his words,, deeds, and thoughts. He should shun the opposite of humbleness.
2.5.224
Sourceदैन्यꣳ तु परमꣳ प्रेम्णः परिपाकेन जन्यते । तासाꣳ गोकुल-नारीणाम् इव कृष्ण-वियोगतः
dainyaṁ tu paramaṁ premṇaḥ paripākena janyate | tāsāṁ gokula-nārīṇām iva kṛṣṇa-viyogataḥ
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Translation
Humbleness comes from advancement in love for Krsna (as is seen in the example of) the women of Gokula when they were separated from Krsna.
2.5.225
Sourceपरिपाकेन दैन्यस्य प्रेमाजस्रꣳ वितन्यते । परस्परꣳ तयोर् इत्थꣳ कार्य-कारणतेक्ष्यते
paripākena dainyasya premājasraṁ vitanyate | parasparaṁ tayor itthaṁ kārya-kāraṇatekṣyate
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Translation
Mature humbleness brings love for Krsna. It is seen that the two are in a relationship of cause and effect.
2.5.226
Sourceभ्रातः प्रेम्णः स्वरूपꣳ यत् तद् धि जानन्ति तद्-विदः । यस्य चित्तार्द्रता-जातꣳ बाह्यꣳ कम्पादि-लक्षणम्
bhrātaḥ premṇaḥ svarūpaṁ yat tad dhi jānanti tad-vidaḥ | yasya cittārdratā-jātaṁ bāhyaṁ kampādi-lakṣaṇam
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Translation
O brother, the wise know that the nature of this love is characterised inside the heart by melting and outside the heart by trembling and a host of other symptoms.
2.5.227
Sourceदावानलार्चिर् यमुनामृतꣳ भवेत् तथा तद् अप्य् अग्नि-शिखेव यद्वतम् । विषꣳ च पीयूषम् अहो सुधा विषꣳ मृतिः सुखꣳ जीवानम् अर्ति-वैभवम्
dāvānalārcir yamunāmṛtaṁ bhavet tathā tad apy agni-śikheva yadvatam | viṣaṁ ca pīyūṣam aho sudhā viṣaṁ mṛtiḥ sukhaṁ jīvānam arti-vaibhavam
English translation
Translation
(In this love) a fire's flames become the Yamuna's nectar and the Yamuna's nectar becomes a fire's flames. Poison becomes nectar and nectar becomes poison. Death becomes happiness and life becomes torture.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that this is the condition of a devotee separated from Krsna.
2.5.228
Sourceयतो विवेक्तुꣳ न हि शक्यते’द्ध भेदः स सम्भोग-वियोगयोर् यः । तथेदम् आनन्द-भरात्मकꣳ वा- थवा महा-शोक-मयाꣳ हि वस्तु
yato vivektuṁ na hi śakyate’ddha bhedaḥ sa sambhoga-viyogayor yaḥ | tathedam ānanda-bharātmakaṁ vā- thavā mahā-śoka-mayāṁ hi vastu
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Translation
It is not possible to distinguish between separation (from Krsna) and the happiness of enjoying (with Him) or (to distinguish which is full of bliss and which is full of grief).
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that even when the devotees are enjoying in the Lord's association they feel the unhappiness of being separated from Him. This is described at the end of the Tenth Canto in the account of the queens' water-pastimes with the Lord. Also, in either meeting or separation, intense love for Krsna brings an intense bliss. Therefore it is not possible to clearly determine what is bliss and what is torment in these pastimes.
2.5.229
Sourceभवन्ति सम्पत्त्य्-उदयेन यस्य सदा महोन्मत्त-विचेष्टितानि । न यद् विना सञ्जनयेत् सुखꣳ सा नव-प्रकारापि मुकुन्द-भक्तिः
bhavanti sampatty-udayena yasya sadā mahonmatta-viceṣṭitāni | na yad vinā sañjanayet sukhaṁ sā nava-prakārāpi mukunda-bhaktiḥ
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Translation
Gaining the wealth of that love, one again and again acts as a madman. Without that love the nine methods of devotional service to Lord Mukunda bring no happiness.
2.5.230
Sourceयथा हि शाको लवणꣳ विनैव क्षुधꣳ विना भोग्य-चयो यथा च । विनार्थ-बोधाद् इव शास्त्र-पाठः फलꣳ विनाराम-गणो यथैव
yathā hi śāko lavaṇaṁ vinaiva kṣudhaṁ vinā bhogya-cayo yathā ca | vinārtha-bodhād iva śāstra-pāṭhaḥ phalaṁ vinārāma-gaṇo yathaiva
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Translation
The become like vegetables without salt, a feast without hunger, scripture-study without understanding, or orchards without fruit.
2.5.231
Sourceसमान्यतः किञ्चिद् इदꣳ मयोक्तꣳ वक्तुꣳ विशेषेन न शक्यते तत् । प्रेमा तु कृष्णे व्रज-योषिताꣳ यस् तत्-तत्त्वम् आख्यातुम् अलꣳ कथꣳ स्याम्
samānyataḥ kiñcid idaṁ mayoktaṁ vaktuṁ viśeṣena na śakyate tat | premā tu kṛṣṇe vraja-yoṣitāṁ yas tat-tattvam ākhyātum alaṁ kathaṁ syām
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Translation
In a general way I have said something about this love. I do not have the power to describe it in detail. How can I say much about the love the women of Vraja feel for Krsna?
2.5.232
Sourceकृष्णे गते मधु-पुरीꣳ बत बल्लवीनाꣳ भावे’भवत् सपदि यो लय-वह्नि-तीव्रः । प्रेमास्य हेतुर् उत तत्त्वम् इदꣳ हि तस्य मा तद्-विशेषाम् अपरꣳ बत बोद्धुम् इच्छ
kṛṣṇe gate madhu-purīṁ bata ballavīnāṁ bhāve’bhavat sapadi yo laya-vahni-tīvraḥ | premāsya hetur uta tattvam idaṁ hi tasya mā tad-viśeṣām aparaṁ bata boddhum iccha
English translation
Translation
When Krsna went to Mathura City, the gopis thought they were burning in the fires of cosmic devastation. Please,, don't try to understand (from me) anything more about the cause or nature of their love.
2.5.233
Sourceसा राधिका भगवती क्वचिद् ईक्ष्यते चेत् प्रेमा तदानुभवम् र्च्छति मूर्तिमान् सः । शक्येत चेद् गदितुम् एष तया तदैव श्रूयेत तत्त्वम् इह चेद् भवति स्व-शक्तिः
sā rādhikā bhagavatī kvacid īkṣyate cet premā tadānubhavam rcchati mūrtimān saḥ | śakyeta ced gaditum eṣa tayā tadaiva śrūyeta tattvam iha ced bhavati sva-śaktiḥ
English translation
Translation
If somehow Sri Radhika is seen, then the form of that love may be understood. If one is empowered by Her, he can describe it. If you are able to understand it, you can hear of it from him.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that a person who is able to describe that love will be at every moment so overwhelmed with ecstatic joy, lamentation, madness, and other ecstatic symptoms that he will not be able to describe it to any listener. Therefore only Goddess Radhika can describe that love.
2.5.234
Sourceचेत् कृष्णचन्द्रस्य महावतारस् तादृग्-निज-प्रेम-वितान-कारी । स्याद् वा कदाचिद् यदि राधिकायाः प्रेमानुभूतिꣳ तद् उपैत्य् अथापि
cet kṛṣṇacandrasya mahāvatāras tādṛg-nija-prema-vitāna-kārī | syād vā kadācid yadi rādhikāyāḥ premānubhūtiṁ tad upaity athāpi
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Translation
If Krsnacandra incarnates to reveal that love, or if Radhika incarnates, then one may understand it.
2.5.235
Sourceतद् गच्छ शीघ्रꣳ तत् क्षेत्रꣳ माथुरꣳ व्रजभू-भव । निजार्थि-सिद्धये त्वꣳ हि न मादृक् तद्-दयालयः
tad gaccha śīghraṁ tat kṣetraṁ māthuraṁ vrajabhū-bhava | nijārthi-siddhaye tvaṁ hi na mādṛk tad-dayālayaḥ
English translation
Translation
O you who were born in Vraja, to attain your desire you should go to the province of Mathura at once. You are not like me. You are the object of His mercy.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the province of Mathura here is Purusottama-ksetra. The last sentence here means that Gopa-kumara received the mercy of the Lord of Goloka.
2.5.236
Sourceश्रीमद्-उद्धव उवाच— क्षेत्रꣳ यथा तत् पुरुषोत्तमꣳ प्रभोः प्रियꣳ तथैतत् पुरम् अप्य् अदो यथा । परेशतालौकिकतोचितेहितैर् विभूषितꣳ तस्य तथेदम् अप्य् ऋतम्
śrīmad-uddhava uvāca— kṣetraṁ yathā tat puruṣottamaṁ prabhoḥ priyaṁ tathaitat puram apy ado yathā | pareśatālaukikatocitehitair vibhūṣitaṁ tasya tathedam apy ṛtam
English translation
Translation
Srimad Uddhava said: As Purusottama-ksetra is dear to the Lord, so is Dvaraka City dear. As it is decorated with great opulences and appropriate pastimes, so is Dvaraka.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that as a great devotee of Lord Dvarakanatha, Uddhava could not tolerate the suggestion that Dvaraka might be inferior in any way.
2.5.237
Sourceश्री-देवकी-नन्दन एष नः प्रभुस् तद्-रूप-धारी पुरुषोत्तमे स्वयम् । स्थैर्यꣳ भजन् क्रीडति तन्-निवासिनाꣳ तत्-प्रेम-पूरार्द्र-हृदꣳ सदा मुदे
śrī-devakī-nandana eṣa naḥ prabhus tad-rūpa-dhārī puruṣottame svayam | sthairyaṁ bhajan krīḍati tan-nivāsināṁ tat-prema-pūrārdra-hṛdaṁ sadā mude
English translation
Translation
Our Lord, the son of Devaki,, manifests His own form at Purusottama-ksetra. Standing motionless, He enjoys pastimes for the pleasure of the people there whose hearts are flooded with love for Him.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the motionless form of the Lord here is daru-brahma Lord Jagannatha.
2.5.238
Sourceयत् तत्र सꣳसिद्ध्यति वस्त्व् इहापि सम्पद्यते तत् किल नास्ति भेदः । किन्त्व् अस्य तत्र व्रज-भू-चरित्र- दृष्टि-श्रुतिभ्याꣳ भविता स शोकः
yat tatra saṁsiddhyati vastv ihāpi sampadyate tat kila nāsti bhedaḥ | kintv asya tatra vraja-bhū-caritra- dṛṣṭi-śrutibhyāṁ bhavitā sa śokaḥ
English translation
Translation
Here one attains the same perfection one obtains there. There is no difference. However, by seeing and hearing of the Lord's Vraja-pastimes he will become unhappy there.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that in Purusottama-ksetra Gopa-kumara will see pictures and plays of the Lord's Vraja-pastimes and hear songs and other descriptions of those pastimes. Yearning to attain the Lord of Vraja, he will become unhappy.
2.5.239
Sourceतस्मिन् जगन्नाथ-मुखाब्ज-दर्शनान् महा-प्रसादावलि-लाभतः सदा । यत्रोत्सवौघानुभवाद् अपि क्षुरत्य् उल्लास एवात्मनि नैव दीनता
tasmin jagannātha-mukhābja-darśanān mahā-prasādāvali-lābhataḥ sadā | yatrotsavaughānubhavād api kṣuraty ullāsa evātmani naiva dīnatā
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Translation
Also,, there, by seeing the Lord Jagannatha's lotus face, by obtaining maha-prasadam again and again, and by seeing many festivals, he will become blissful and he will not be humble at heart.
2.5.240
Sourceतꣳ विनोदेति न प्रेमा गोलोक-प्रापकꣳ हि यत् । न च तल्-लोक-लाभेन विनास्य स्वास्थ्यम् उद्भवेत्
taṁ vinodeti na premā goloka-prāpakaṁ hi yat | na ca tal-loka-lābhena vināsya svāsthyam udbhavet
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Translation
Without humbleness he will not attain the pure love that brings one to Goloka, and without attaining Goloka he will not be happy.
2.5.241
Sourceपुनस् ततो’सौ पर-दुःख-कातरः प्रहेष्यति श्री-पुरुषोत्तमस् त्व् इमम् । स्व-गोकुले श्री-मथुरा-विभूषणे तद् एष तत्रैव कथꣳ न चल्यते
punas tato’sau para-duḥkha-kātaraḥ praheṣyati śrī-puruṣottamas tv imam | sva-gokule śrī-mathurā-vibhūṣaṇe tad eṣa tatraiva kathaṁ na calyate
English translation
Translation
Lord Jagannatha, who is unhappy to see others suffer, will only send him to His Gokula, the ornament of Mathura. Why not send him to Gokula directly?
2.5.242
Sourceतत्रैवोत्पद्यते दैन्यꣳ तत्-प्रेमापि सदा सताम् । तत्-तच्-छून्यम् इवारण्य- सरिद्-गिर्य्-आदि पश्यताम्
tatraivotpadyate dainyaṁ tat-premāpi sadā satām | tat-tac-chūnyam ivāraṇya- sarid-giry-ādi paśyatām
English translation
Translation
There he will see the forests, rivers, hills and everything else are all void and desolate (without Krsna). He will become humble and he will feel the pure love felt by the great devotees.
2.5.243
Sourceसदा हा-हा-रवाक्रान्त- वदनानाꣳ तथा हृदि । महा-सन्ताप-दग्धानाꣳ स्व-प्रियꣳ परिमृग्यताम्
sadā hā-hā-ravākrānta- vadanānāṁ tathā hṛdi | mahā-santāpa-dagdhānāṁ sva-priyaṁ parimṛgyatām
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Translation
There he will search for the person loved by the great souls whose voices are filled with calls of "Alas! Alas!" and whose hearts are burned by great sufferings.
2.5.244
Sourceश्री-गोप-कुमार उवाच— मन्त्रि-प्रवर-वाक्यꣳ तत् स्व-हृद्यꣳ न्याय-बृꣳहितम् । निशम्य नितराꣳ प्रीतो भगवान् नारदो’ब्रवीत्
śrī-gopa-kumāra uvāca— mantri-pravara-vākyaṁ tat sva-hṛdyaṁ nyāya-bṛṁhitam | niśamya nitarāṁ prīto bhagavān nārado’bravīt
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Translation
Sri Gopa-kumara said: Hearing these eloquent and logical words of Uddhava, the best of counsellors, Lord Narada became pleased and spoke.
2.5.245
Sourceश्री-नारद उवाच— सत्यम् उद्धव तद्-भूमि- लोकेषु प्रीतिमान् असि । वादस्यास्विष्ट-सिद्ध्य्-अर्थम् अत्थ मन्त्रम् इमꣳ हितम्
śrī-nārada uvāca— satyam uddhava tad-bhūmi- lokeṣu prītimān asi | vādasyāsviṣṭa-siddhy-artham attha mantram imaṁ hitam
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Translation
Sri Narada said: O Uddhava, you love the people of that land. You have spoken good advice for him to attain his desire.
2.5.246
Sourceतस्य व्रज-भुवि वेत्ति भवान् एव महिष्ठताम् । निजेष्ट-दैवताꣳ कृष्णꣳ त्यक्त्वा यत्रावसच् चिरम्
tasya vraja-bhuvi vetti bhavān eva mahiṣṭhatām | nijeṣṭa-daivatāṁ kṛṣṇaṁ tyaktvā yatrāvasac ciram
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Translation
You know the glory of the land of Vraja, You left your worshipable Lord, Sri Krsna, to go there, and you stayed there for a long time.
2.5.247
Sourceश्री-गोप-कुमार उवाच— परितः पुनर् आलोक्य लक्षणानि शुभानि सः । हृष्टो माम् आह सर्व-ज्ञो नारदो वैष्णव-प्रियः
śrī-gopa-kumāra uvāca— paritaḥ punar ālokya lakṣaṇāni śubhāni saḥ | hṛṣṭo mām āha sarva-jño nārado vaiṣṇava-priyaḥ
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Translation
Looking in all directions and seeing that all the signs were auspicious, all-knowing Narada, who is dear to the devotees became happy and spoke to me.
2.5.248
Sourceश्री-नारद उवाच— व्रज-वीर-प्रिय श्रीमन् स्वार्थꣳ विद्ध्य् आशु साधितम् । एतच् चास्ति महा-भाग पुरैवानुमितꣳ मया
śrī-nārada uvāca— vraja-vīra-priya śrīman svārthaṁ viddhy āśu sādhitam | etac cāsti mahā-bhāga puraivānumitaṁ mayā
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Translation
O glorious one dear to Vraja's hero, know that your desire will soon be fulfilled. O very fortunate one, I knew this all along.
2.5.249
Sourceश्री-वैकुण्ठे’तुल-सुख-भर-प्रान्त-सीमास्पदे’स्या योध्या-पुर्याꣳ तद्-अधिकतरे द्वारकाख्ये पुरे’स्मिन् । आयातस्यापि तव वलते दुर्घटꣳ चित्त-दुःखꣳ स्वर्गादौ च प्रभु-वर-पदाब्जेक्षणेनाप्य् अबोधः
śrī-vaikuṇṭhe’tula-sukha-bhara-prānta-sīmāspade’syā yodhyā-puryāṁ tad-adhikatare dvārakākhye pure’smin | āyātasyāpi tava valate durghaṭaṁ citta-duḥkhaṁ svargādau ca prabhu-vara-padābjekṣaṇenāpy abodhaḥ
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Translation
In beautiful Vaikuntha, which is full of the greatest bliss, in Ayodhya City, where the bliss is even greater, and even in this Dvaraka City, your heart became unhappy. In Svargaloka and the other planets, even when you could see the Lord's lotus feet, you could find no happiness.
2.5.250
Sourceतच् चामुꣳ च स्व-दयित-वर-स्वामि-पादारविन्द- द्वन्द्वे दृश्ये प्रणय-पटली-वर्धनायैव मन्ये । अस्मिꣳल् लोके कथम् इतरथा सम्भवेद् दुःख-हेतुस् तस्मिꣳस् तस्मिन्न् अपि मति-पदे तत्र तत्राज्ञता वा
tac cāmuṁ ca sva-dayita-vara-svāmi-pādāravinda- dvandve dṛśye praṇaya-paṭalī-vardhanāyaiva manye | asmiṁl loke katham itarathā sambhaved duḥkha-hetus tasmiṁs tasminn api mati-pade tatra tatrājñatā vā
English translation
Translation
I think this unhappiness was only to increase your love for the beautiful lotus feet of your beloved Lord. If it were not so, then why would you be unhappy in this place or unaware of the happinesses in the other places?
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the beloved Lord here is Sri Madana-Gopala.
2.5.251
Sourceयया हृत्-क्षोभ-राहित्यान् महा-कौतुकतो’पि ते । वृत्तꣳ भाव-विशेषेन तत्-तल्-लोके’च्युतेक्षणꣳ
yayā hṛt-kṣobha-rāhityān mahā-kautukato’pi te | vṛttaṁ bhāva-viśeṣena tat-tal-loke’cyutekṣaṇaṁ
English translation
Translation
Because of this unawareness, because your heart was calm and untroubled, because you were very curious, and because your love was very great, you could not find any happiness in these worlds, even when there you could see the infallible Lord.
2.5.252
Sourceतद् गच्छतु भवान् शीघ्रꣳ स्व-दिर्घाभिष्ट-सिद्धये । माथुरीꣳ व्रजभूमिꣳ ताꣳ धरा-श्री-कीर्ति-वर्धनीम्
tad gacchatu bhavān śīghraṁ sva-dirghābhiṣṭa-siddhaye | māthurīṁ vrajabhūmiṁ tāṁ dharā-śrī-kīrti-vardhanīm
English translation
Translation
Therefore, to attain your long-cherished desire, you should go at once to Mathura-Vrajabhumi, which makes the earth beautiful and glorious.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that Vrndavana's making the earth beautiful and glorious is described in Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.21.10.
2.5.253
Sourceतत्रैव साधनꣳ सत्यꣳ साधु सम्पद्यते’चिरात् । वैकुण्ठोपरि विभ्राजच् छ्रीमद्-गोलोक-यापकम्
tatraiva sādhanaṁ satyaṁ sādhu sampadyate’cirāt | vaikuṇṭhopari vibhrājac chrīmad-goloka-yāpakam
English translation
Translation
There you should at once engage in spiritual activities, and that will bring you to beautiful Goloka above the Vaikuntha worlds.
2.5.254
Sourceश्री-गोप-कुमार उवाच— तस्य वाक्-सुधया प्रीतस् तत्राहꣳ गन्तुम् उत्सुकः । अन्तर्-भगवद्-आज्ञार्थी सꣳलक्ष्योक्तो महात्मना
śrī-gopa-kumāra uvāca— tasya vāk-sudhayā prītas tatrāhaṁ gantum utsukaḥ | antar-bhagavad-ājñārthī saṁlakṣyokto mahātmanā
English translation
Translation
Sri Gopa-kumara said: Pleased by the nectar of his words, I was eager to go, but I wished first to get the Lord's permission. The great soul Uddhava noticed this.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the Lord here is the king of Dvaraka.
2.5.255
Sourceश्रीमद्-उद्धव उवाच— तदैव यादवेन्द्राज्ञा- पेक्ष्या स्याद् यदि गम्यते । कुत्रापि भवतान्यत्र सा भूर् ह्य् अस्य महा-प्रिया
śrīmad-uddhava uvāca— tadaiva yādavendrājñā- pekṣyā syād yadi gamyate | kutrāpi bhavatānyatra sā bhūr hy asya mahā-priyā
English translation
Translation
Sriman Uddhava said: If you go to any other place,, you should first have permission from the king of the Yadavas, but this one place s very dear to Him.
Dig-darśinī commentary
Srila Sanatana Gosvami explains that the word "very dear" here means "more dear even then Dvaraka".
2.5.256
Sourceन साक्षात् सेवया तस्य या प्रीतिर् इह जायते । तद्-व्रज-स्थान-वासेन सा हि सम्पद्यते दृढा
na sākṣāt sevayā tasya yā prītir iha jāyate | tad-vraja-sthāna-vāsena sā hi sampadyate dṛḍhā
English translation
Translation
By residing in Vraja one attains a love much greater than what one attains even by directly serving the Lord.
2.5.257
Sourceअत एवोषितꣳ तस्याꣳ व्रजभूमौ चिरꣳ मया । तत्रत्य-तत्-प्रिय-प्राणि-वर्गस्याश्वासन-च्छलात्
ata evoṣitaṁ tasyāṁ vrajabhūmau ciraṁ mayā | tatratya-tat-priya-prāṇi-vargasyāśvāsana-cchalāt
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Translation
That is why, on the pretext of comforting the devotees for whom the Lord is more dear than life, I stayed in Vrajabhumi for a long time.
2.5.258
Sourceमन्ये मद्-ईश्वरो’वेत्य कामम् एतꣳ तवोत्कटम् । ताꣳ नेष्यत्य् एष भूमिꣳ त्वाꣳ स्वयꣳ स्वस्य प्रियाꣳ प्रियम्
manye mad-īśvaro’vetya kāmam etaṁ tavotkaṭam | tāṁ neṣyaty eṣa bhūmiṁ tvāṁ svayaṁ svasya priyāṁ priyam
English translation
Translation
I think when He knows of your strong desire my master will personally lead you, a person He loves, to that land He also loves.
2.5.259
Sourceश्री-गोप-कुमार उवाच— तद्-वाग्-अमृत-पानेन परमानन्द-पूरितः । गतो मोहम् इवामुत्र क्षणꣳ दृष्टी न्यमीलयम्
śrī-gopa-kumāra uvāca— tad-vāg-amṛta-pānena paramānanda-pūritaḥ | gato moham ivāmutra kṣaṇaṁ dṛṣṭī nyamīlayam
English translation
Translation
Drinking the nectar of his words, I became flooded with great bliss. I fainted and for a moment I closed my eyes.
2.5.260
Sourceकेनचिन् नीयमानो’स्मि कुत्रापीति वितर्कयन् । दृशाव् उन्मील्य पश्यामि कुञ्जे’स्मिन्न् अस्मि सङ्गतः
kenacin nīyamāno’smi kutrāpīti vitarkayan | dṛśāv unmīlya paśyāmi kuñje’sminn asmi saṅgataḥ
English translation
Translation
I could guess that someone was taking me somewhere. When I opened my eyes I saw that I had come to this forest grove.