Verse 2.2.79

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.2.79:

यथा-स्थानं प्रयातेषु ध्यान-निष्ठेषु तेष्व् अथ ।
द्रष्टुं भ्रमामि सम्भाव्य पूर्ववज् जगद्-ईश्वरम् ॥ ७९ ॥

yathā-sthānaṃ prayāteṣu dhyāna-niṣṭheṣu teṣv atha |
draṣṭuṃ bhramāmi sambhāvya pūrvavaj jagad-īśvaram || 79 ||

yathā-sthānam–to their respective residences; prayāteṣu–having departed; dhyāna–in meditation; niṣṭheṣu–who were fixed; teṣu–they; atha–thereafter; draṣṭum–to see; bhramāmi–I would wander; sambhāvya–supposing; pūrva-vat–as before; jagad-īśvaram–Lord of the universes.

When Sanaka and the other masters of _yoga, who were devoted to meditation, went to their respective domiciles, I thought to myself, “Here also, just as in Svarga, Śrī Bhagavān must be present somewhere in a manifest form.” Thus, I began to wander about in search of Him.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

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

Śrī Gopa-kumāra says, “After this, those masters of yoga (yogendras), the eminent Sanaka and his brothers, as well as the yogendras who worship them, disappeared by their mystic power, returning to their respective abodes.

“Then the thought came to my mind, ‘Just as Śrī Jagadiśa is personally present in Svarga and Maharloka, He must be present here as well, in some confidential place. If I search for Him, certainly I should be able to receive His darśana.’ With this hope, I began to roam all over Tapoloka.”

The brāhmaṇa might ask, “Why didn’t you just ask the exalted mystic yogīs?”

Gopa-kumāra says, “They were absorbed in meditation, so I had no chance to ask them. Only at the time of worship did they come together, breaking their silence to engage in joyful discussions. Because they were so dedicated to meditation, they would usually return to their own residences immediately after their discussions, leaving no opportunity for me to ask questions.”