Verse 1.7.142

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.7.142:

अयम् एव वरः प्राप्तोऽनुग्रहश् चोत्तमो मतः ।
याचे तथाप्य् उदारेन्द्र हार्दं किञ्चिच् चिरन्तनम् ॥ १४२ ॥

ayam eva varaḥ prāpto'nugrahaś cottamo mataḥ |
yāce tathāpy udārendra hārdaṃ kiñcic cirantanam || 142 ||

Although this incidence is like a great boon that appears to be Your extraordinary grace upon me, nonetheless, O most munificent one, for a long while I have harbored a desire in my heart to ask something from You.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)

“This is like an open invitation for my boon. I can understand the matchless wisdom of the gopīs who are recipients of the essence of Your boundless compassion as Your extraordinary grace upon me. Although I have obtained a boon like this, still today I am begging You for something. The reason is that You are the crest jewel of magnanimity (udāra śiromaṇi); therefore You shall not be content if I do not ask for a boon from You. On the other hand, for a long time there has been a desire to ask for another boon in my heart. Today I am praying for that same boon.”

If there is any doubt whether the petition made by Śrī Nārada to Bhagavān may be extremely difficult to obtain, in reply Śrī Nārada says, “You are the best among all munificent personalities; therefore, there is nothing impossible for You to grant.”