Verse 2.1.32

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.1.32:

कृष्णं प्रणम्य निरुपाधि-कृपा-करं तं संवर्ध्य विप्र-वचनाद् अरतो गृहीतम् ।
स्वस्यान्त-कालम् इदम् एक-मना ब्रुवे ते प्रश्नोत्तरं सकल-वैष्णव-शास्त्र-सारम् ॥ ३२ ॥

kṛṣṇaṃ praṇamya nirupādhi-kṛpā-karaṃ taṃ saṃvardhya vipra-vacanād arato gṛhītam |
svasyānta-kālam idam eka-manā bruve te praśnottaraṃ sakala-vaiṣṇava-śāstra-sāram || 32 ||

kṛṣṇam–to Śrī Kṛṣṇa; praṇamya–I bow down; nirupādhi–unconditional; kṛpā–of mercy; ākaram–the source; tam–to Him; saṃvardhya–prolonged; vipra–of the brāhmaṇa; vacana–for the words; ādarataḥ–because of honoring; gṛhītam–taken; svasya–my own; anta-kālam–the time of my death; idam–this; eka-manāḥ–with one-pointed focus; bruve–I am replying; te–your; praśna–to the question; uttaram–the reply; sakala–of all; vaiṣṇavaśāstra–Vaiṣṇava scriptures; sāram–the essence.

I bow down to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who is the source of unconditional mercy. Since I honored the brāhmaṇa’s words, my final day will certainly be very much prolongued. Therefore, I will respond to your question with one-pointed focus, and you should understand that my reply will incorporate the essence of all Vaiṣṇava scriptures.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

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

One might raise the objection that it is highly improper for great personalities to indulge in self-praise. To address this, Śrī Parīkṣit says, “Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the source of causeless mercy. Although a person may be totally unqualified, Kṛṣṇa showers mercy even on him. Therefore, it has been said that He is the mine, or source, of unconditional mercy. If the quality of the unconditional mercy is seen in anyone else, it should be understood that it is a drop of the ocean of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s causeless mercy.

“I am a vile person, devoid of all good qualities. Still, if any virtue is seen in me, it is simply a display of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s grandeur. In that sense, extolling my qualities is ultimately tantamount to glorifying Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s divine splendor. For this reason there is no fault in it, rather it is a commendable quality. Because I accepted the brāhmaṇa’s curse with respect and in a devotional mood, I have been allotted extra time before giving up my body, and the duration of my last day has been extended. Thus in my final hour, having abandoned yoga and all other duties, I will respond to your query with single-minded, resolute consciousness and will recount a history that contains the essence of all scriptures.”