Verse 2.1.103

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.1.103:

केवलं तत्-पदाम्भोज-साक्षाद्-ईक्षावशिष्यते ।
तज्-जपेऽर्हति नासक्तिं किन्तु तन्-नाम-कीर्तने ॥ १०३ ॥

kevalaṃ tat-padāmbhoja-sākṣād-īkṣāvaśiṣyate |
taj-jape'rhati nāsaktiṃ kintu tan-nāma-kīrtane || 103 ||

kevalam–only; tat-pada-ambhoja–His lotus feet (Śrī Madana-gopāladeva’s); sākṣād-īkṣā–the direct vision; avaśiṣyate–remains; tat–His; jape–in chanting the mantra; arhati–it is necessary; na–not; āsaktim–attachment; kintu–rather; tat–His; nāma-kīrtane–to the chanting of Śrī Nāma.

“Now, the brāhmaṇa’s only remaining need is to directly see Śrī Madana-gopāla-deva’s lotus feet. Therefore, it is not necessary that he keep his attachment to the quiet, solitary chanting of his mantra. Rather, he should develop exclusive attachment to śrī-nāmasaṅkīrtana, the singing and glorification of the names of the Lord.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

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

Śrī Gopa-kumāra thinks, “Now, the only thing that remains for this brāhmaṇa is that he receive direct vision of Śrī Madana-gopāla’s lotus feet. Nothing but chanting and glorification of the names of the Lord will fulfill his desire to receive that darśana, so it will be appropriate for him to develop attachment to chanting Śrī