Verse 2.2.123

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.2.123:

आशीर्भिर् वर्धयित्वा तान् स्नेहेनाघ्राय मूर्धसु ।
किञ्चित् समानुशिष्यासौ तं द्वीपं वेगतोऽगमात् ॥ १२३ ॥

āśīrbhir vardhayitvā tān snehenāghrāya mūrdhasu |
kiñcit samānuśiṣyāsau taṃ dvīpaṃ vegato'gamāt || 123 ||

āśīrbhiḥ–with blessings; vardhayitvā–having gladdened; tān–them; snehena–with affection; āghrāya–by smelling; mūrdhasu–their heads; kiñcit–something; samanuśiṣya–after giving complete instructions; asau–he; tam dvīpam–to that island; vegataḥ–quickly; agamat–went

Śrī Brahmā in turn repeatedly blessed Sanaka and the other Kumāras and tenderly smelled their heads. After giving some instructions about the secrets of loving service to Bhagavān, he left quickly for Puṣkara-dvīpa.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

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

Śrī Gopa-kumāra says, “Śrī Brahmā repeatedly bestowed his loving blessings on Sanaka and his brothers and gave them some instructions about the secrets of bhagavad-bhakti, loving service to Bhagavān.” Here, the sense of the word kiñcit, meaning ‘a little,’ is that, in particular, the Kumāras were unable to understand all the details of the confidential secrets of bhakti. “Because they were not qualified to hear those secrets with faith and deep resolve and to protect such confidentialities in their hearts, Brahmā spoke only in a general manner, describing the mysteries of pure love of God according to their capabilities. Nevertheless, he repeated his instructions several times and then quickly left for Puṣkara-dvīpa.”