Verse 2.2.7

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.2.7:

महा-सुखमयो लभ्यः पुण्यैर् अत्रोत्तमैः कृतैः ।
यस्य शक्रोऽधिपो ज्यायान् भ्राता श्री-जगद्-ईशितुः ॥ ७ ॥

mahā-sukhamayo labhyaḥ puṇyair atrottamaiḥ kṛtaiḥ |
yasya śakro'dhipo jyāyān bhrātā śrī-jagad-īśituḥ || 7 ||

mahā-sukha-mayaḥ–imbued with great happiness; labhyaḥ–obtainable;
puṇyaiḥ–by piety; atra–here; uttamaiḥ–pious; kṛtaiḥ–by deeds; yasya–of which; śakraḥ–Indra; adhipaḥ–the king; jyāyān–elder; bhrātā–brother; śrī-jagad-īśituḥ–of the Lord of the worlds.

That Svarga, which is pervaded by the greatest happiness, can be attained only by exceptionally pious deeds. It is ruled by Indra-deva, the elder brother of Śrī Jagadiśa.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

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

Śrī Gopa-kumāra says, “That place is not just free from the defects of old age and death, it is also the abode of the greatest enjoyment.” Words like mahā, meaning ‘great,’ indicate this idea. “Because Svarga is so exceptionally difficult to attain, its superiority as the realm of supreme happiness is compounded. It can be attained by residing on Bhārata-varṣa (earth) and executing very pure and exalted activities that give rise to pious merit.”

In this way, Gopa-kumāra has described the self-evident glories of such devotional practices, or sādhana. He then explains how Svarga is glorious due to being maintained and governed by Mahendra (the great Indra), the elder brother of the Supreme Lord of the universe, Śrī Vāmana.