Verse 2.1.51

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.1.51:

तन्-महा-रम्यताकृष्टः परमानन्द-गोचरः ।
तज्-जपान्य-प्रवृत्तौ हि न लेभे स मनो-बलम् ॥ ५१ ॥

tan-mahā-ramyatākṛṣṭaḥ paramānanda-gocaraḥ |
taj-japānya-pravṛttau hi na lebhe sa mano-balam || 51 ||

tat–of Him; mahā-ramyatā–by the extreme charm; ākṛṣṭaḥ–captured; parama-ānanda–supreme rapture; go-caraḥ–within perception of his senses; tat-japa–the chanting of that; anyapravṛttau–in other engagement; hi–certainly; na–not; lebhe–obtained; saḥ–he; manaḥ-balam–inspiration.

When the mantra’s presiding Deity appeared to him in the dream, the Deity’s extreme beauty captured the brāhmaṇa’s heart and filled him with supreme bliss. From then on, except for his chanting of the mantra, all other activities felt distasteful.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

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

Śrī Parīkṣit says, “After the brāhmaṇa saw the most engaging beauty of the Deity of the mantra, his heart was enchanted and captivated, and he experienced supreme exultation.

Now, aside from chanting the mantra, he lost all enthusiasm and impetus for other activities, such as accepting sannyāsa and bathing in the Gaṅgā.”