Verse 2.1.148

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.1.148:

भुञ्जानो विष्णु-नैवेद्यं पश्यन् पूजा-महोत्सवम् ।
शृण्वन् पूजादि-माहात्म्यं यत्नान् मन्त्रं रहो जपन् ॥ १४८ ॥

bhuñjāno viṣṇu-naivedyaṃ paśyan pūjā-mahotsavam |
śṛṇvan pūjādi-māhātmyaṃ yatnān mantraṃ raho japan || 148 ||

bhuñjānaḥ–eating; viṣṇu–of Śrī Viṣṇu; naivedyam–the remnants of offerings; paśyan–viewing; pūjā–of His worship; mahā-utsavam–the great festival; śṛṇvan–hearing; pūjā–of worship; ādi–and so forth; māhātmyam–glories; yatnāt–with attention; mantram–my divine vibration; rahaḥ–in seclusion; japan–chanting softly.

There, I daily accepted Bhagavān Viṣṇu’s mahā-prasāda, viewed the great festival of His ceremonial worship, and listened to the glories of worshiping Him, all the while continuing to diligently chant the mantra of my worshipable Deity while sitting in private.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

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

In this verse beginning with bhuñjānaḥ, Gopa-kumāra explains why he was happy in his stay in that place. He says, “I would hear statements explaining the process of worship and firmly establishing its glories. For example, ‘There is no other duty or no greater imperative than to hear the glories of the worship of the Lord.’”

The word ādi indicates that Gopa-kumāra would eat the remnants of food offered to the Lord and perform other activities as well.

The glories of Bhagavān’s mahā-prasāda are described in the scriptures:

षड्भिर् मासोपवासैस् तु यत् फलं परिकीर्तितम्
विष्णोर् नैवेद्य-सिक्थान्नं भुञ्जतां तत् कलौ युगे

ṣaḍbhir māsopavāsais tu yat phalaṃ parikīrtitam
viṣṇor naivedya-sikthānnaṃ bhuñjatāṃ tat kalau yuge

In Kali-yuga, the same benefit that one accrues by observing the austerity of fasting for six months is gained by just once honoring the mahā-prasāda of Śrī Viṣṇu.

“Although I listened to the statements of these types of scriptures, I did not learn about the heavenly planets, which are described in those scriptures. Knowledge of this remained unknown to me.”