Verse 2.2.181

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.2.181:

सुख-रूपं सुखाधारः शर्कार-पिण्डवन् मतम् ।
श्री-कृष्ण-चरण-द्वन्द्वं सुखं ब्रह्म तु केवलम् ॥ १८१ ॥

sukha-rūpaṃ sukhādhāraḥ śarkāra-piṇḍavan matam |
śrī-kṛṣṇa-caraṇa-dvandvaṃ sukhaṃ brahma tu kevalam || 181 ||

sukha-rūpam–the form of happiness; sukha-ādhāraḥ–the basis of happiness; śarkarā-piṇḍa-vat–like a piece of sugar; matam–considered; śrī-kṛṣṇa-caraṇa–of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet; dvandvam–the pair; sukham–happiness; brahma–Brahman; tu–but; kevalam–only.

Just like a lump of sugar (which is sweet and is also the source of sweetness), the lotus feet of Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa are the form of bliss and are also the origin of bliss. Brahman, however, is only blissful; it is not its origin.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

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

Now in this verse beginning with sukha, the nature of the happiness derived from Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet is being described.

The bhakti-śāstras say, “Those who know fundamental truth have ascertained that while Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet are concentrated Brahman, and therefore are the embodiment of happiness, they are the foundation of that happiness as well. Consider a lump of sugar. It is made of sweetness and it is also the source of that sweetness. Similarly, Śrī Kṛṣṇa is full of joy just as sugar is full of sweetness, and He is also the source of joy. Brahman only consists of joy; it is not the source of it.” This verse makes clear the distinction between Brahman, which consists of bliss, and Śrī Bhagavān, who is the origin and support of that bliss. “Rivers of wonderful antitheses–rivers of oneness (abheda) and rivers of difference (bheda)–enter into and find perfect shelter in the glorious Śrī Bhagavān, who is deep like millions of oceans.” This has been discussed previously.