Verse 2.4.79

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.4.79:

तावद् दयालु-प्रवरेण तेन स्नेहेन गम्भीर-मृदु-स्वरेण ।
स्वस्थो भवागच्छ जवेन वत्सेत्य् आद्य् उच्यमानं श्रुतवान् वचोऽहम् ॥ ७९ ॥

tāvad dayālu-pravareṇa tena snehena gambhīra-mṛdu-svareṇa |
svastho bhavāgaccha javena vatsety ādy ucyamānaṃ śrutavān vaco'ham || 79 ||

tāvad–so much; dayālu-pravareṇa–by the crest jewel of the compassionate; tena–by Him; snehena–with affection; gambhīra–deep; mṛdu-svareṇa–with gentle tones; svasthaḥ bhava–be well; āgaccha–come; javena–quickly; vatsa–dear boy; iti–thus; ādi–and so forth; ucyamānam–speaking; śrutavān–heard; vacaḥ–the voice; aham–I.

The Lord, the crest jewel of the kind-hearted, spoke affectionately in His deep, gentle voice. “Dear boy,” He said, “Be well, and quickly come to Me.” Hearing these words of Śrī Bhagavān…

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

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

Śrī Gopa-kumāra says, “From the moment I fainted until I came back to consciousness, Śrī Bhagavān, the foremost of the kind-hearted, had been tenderly calling to me in a soft, deep voice, ‘O dear one, be composed and well, and quickly come to Me.’ Using the word ādi, the implication of His words was, ‘Give up your awe and reverence towards Me. Let go of all your fears. Meet Me and talk to Me.’ Being the topmost of all merciful personalities, the Lord spoke in this way to me.”