Verse 2.1.104

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.1.104:

श्रीमन्-मदन-गोपाल-पादाब्जोपासनात् परम् ।
नाम-सङ्कीर्तन-प्रायाद् वञ्छातीत-फल-प्रदात् ॥ १०४ ॥

śrīman-madana-gopāla-pādābjopāsanāt param |
nāma-saṅkīrtana-prāyād vañchātīta-phala-pradāt || 104 ||

śrīman-madana-gopāla–of Śrī Madana-gopāla; pāda-abja–of the lotus feet; upāsanāt–by worshiping; param–the best form; nāmasaṅkīrtana–in chanting the holy names; prāyāt–through engaging; vāñchā-atīta–beyond expectations; phala–a result; pradāt–He awards.

“The best and highest form of worship of Śrī Madana-gopāla’s lotus feet is that which is predominated by nāma-saṅkīrtana. When the chanting of the holy names of the Lord is executed with loving dedication, it grants a result beyond all expectations.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

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

The doubt might be raised, “How could Gopakumāra conclude that this brāhmaṇa had become successful?”

Therefore, this verse, spoken by Śrī Gopa-kumāra, says, “He has developed strong affinity for the foremost of spiritual goals (sādhyas) and the means to attain it (sādhana).” In three verses, beginning here with śrīmat, Gopa-kumāra reiterates this point.

He says, “No other form of spiritual practice is superior to the worship (upāsanā) of Śrī Madana-gopāla-deva’s lotus feet, which are endowed with śrīmat, the ultimate beauty and splendor of unlimited varieties of services. Why is this so? Because such worship grants all that is desired and even that which is not desired, bestowing results beyond all expectation.” Alternatively, it may be said, “This spiritual practice fully bestows magnificent results that are beyond expectation and that are inconceivable.”

It could further be asked, “What is the form of that worship that bestows such a result?”

Gopa-kumāra says, “Worship that is predominated by profuse saṅkīrtana–meaning engaging in samyak, or mellifluously singing narrations saturated with the names of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, Govinda, Gopāla, etc.–and kīrtana, or loud recitation, results in receiving darśana of Śrī Madana-gopāla’s lotus feet.” In other words, the worship that emphasizes loud recitation or singing of the Supreme Lord’s holy names results in vision of the Lord’s lotus feet. The symptoms of Śrī Madanagopāla’s worship have been described in these statements.”