Verse 2.2.69

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.2.69:

यथा-कामं गते तस्मिन् मया पृष्टा महर्षयः ।
कुत्रत्यः कतमो वायं भवद्भिर् वार्चितः कथम् ॥ ६९ ॥

yathā-kāmaṃ gate tasmin mayā pṛṣṭā maharṣayaḥ |
kutratyaḥ katamo vāyaṃ bhavadbhir vārcitaḥ katham || 69 ||

yathā-kāmam–at his free will; gate–having left; tasmin–that; mayā–by me; pṛṣṭāḥ–inquired; mahā-ṛṣayaḥ–the great sages; kutratyaḥ–whence?; katamaḥ–who?; vā ayam–or he; bhavadbhiḥ–by your good selves; vā–or; arcitaḥ–worshiped; katham–why?.

After the departure of that child, who wanders at will, I asked the great sages, “Who was that boy? Where does he live? Why did you worship him?”

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

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

Śrī Gopa-kumāra says, “After that child, who wanders everywhere free from restraint, had left Maharloka by his own sweet will, I asked the sages, ‘O maharṣis, you are worshipable even for the demigods; there is no position more exalted than yours. And in addition, you are always engaged in direct worship of Śrī Yajñeśvara. It seems impossible, then, that someone else would be worshiped by you. It is amazing that you treated that naked boy with as much veneration as you treat Śrī Yajñeśvara. You even left your worship of the Lord to honor him. I am baffled by this, so kindly tell me, who is that boy and where does he reside?’”