Verse 2.2.221

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.2.221:

नित्यैश्वर्यो नित्य-नाना-विशेषो नित्य-श्रीको नित्य-भृत्य-प्रसङ्गः ।
नित्योपास्तिर् नित्य-लोकोऽवतु त्वां नित्याद्वैत-ब्रह्म-रूपोऽपि कृष्णः ॥ २२१ ॥

nityaiśvaryo nitya-nānā-viśeṣo nitya-śrīko nitya-bhṛtya-prasaṅgaḥ |
nityopāstir nitya-loko'vatu tvāṃ nityādvaita-brahma-rūpo'pi kṛṣṇaḥ || 221 ||

nitya-aiśvaryaḥ–eternal opulence; nitya–eternal; nānā-viśeṣaḥ–many varieties; nitya-śrīkaḥ–who is eternally absorbed in sporting pastimes with Śrī Lakṣmī; nitya-bhṛtya–of His eternal servants; prasaṅgaḥ–company; nitya-upāstiḥ–eternal worship; nitya-loke–in the eternal realm; avatu–may He protect; tvām–you; nitya-advaita–eternally non-dual; brahma-rūpaḥ–the form of Brahman; api–although; kṛṣṇaḥ–Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

(O Gopa-kumāra!) May that Śrī Kṛṣṇa who, in spite of eternally being the concentrated essence of non-dual Brahman, still possesses a divine form that is eternally full of opulence; has all varieties of distinctive characteristics eternally present within Himself; is eternally absorbed in sportive pastimes with Śrī (Lakṣmī); eternally associates with His servants in an excellent manner; and whose worship and abode are also eternal–may that Śrī Kṛṣṇa protect you from all the dangers of desiring liberation.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)
Having explained the subject matter Śrī Gopakumāra had desired to know in his inquiries, the personified bhaktiśāstras now conclude this chapter. The personified Śrīmad Bhāgavatam and other scriptures, having sung the glories of loving devotion to Bhagavān, speak this verse beginning with nitya to bless Gopa-kumāra with great happiness.

They say, “The transcendental body, or śrī-murti, of Śrī Bhagavān is the eternal, non-dual, nondifferentiated (advaita) Brahman. Śrī Bhagavān is the concentrated essence or embodiment of the Supreme Brahman, but at the same time, He is eternally full of opulent qualities. He eternally possesses a host of extraordinary features exemplified by a multitude of attributes, such as beauty (saundarya), splendor (kānti), sweetness (mādhurya), qualities (guṇa), and pastimes (līlā). Because His Supreme Lordship is perpetually immutable, these qualities, pastimes and so on are eternally present in Him; His consort Śrī Lakṣmī eternally enjoys (vilāsa) on His chest; and He remains eternally with His servitors.

“The term nitya-bhṛtya-prasaṅgaḥ means that the Lord forever remains in the company of His eternal associates, the nitya-pārṣadas. This refers not only to the Lord’s eternal associates of Vaikuṇṭha, but also to the sādhaka-bhaktas, those devotees in the practicing stage of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. This idea is also found in Śrī Bhagavad-gīta (9.31): ‘kaunteya pratijānīhi na me bhaktaḥ praṇaśyati–O Arjuna! Declare it boldly that My devotee never perishes.’ These words of Śrī Bhagavān establish that He is eternally merciful to all His devotees. Because there is never a fear that they will fall down from bhakti, the eternality of the devotees even in the stage of practice is established.

“In the worship of Śrī Bhagavān, śravaṇa (hearing), kīrtana (chanting), and the other forms of bhakti are also eternal. The adjective nitya upāsti, meaning ‘eternal worship,’ indicates that worship of the Lord through hearing, chanting, etc. is not mundane. Rather, only by the mercy of the Lord do these activities manifest in the functions of material senses.” This topic shall be thoroughly described in the future.

The bhakti-śāstras conclude, “May that Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa, whose abode known as Śrī Vaikuṇṭha is also eternal, protect you from obstacles such as the desire for liberation (mukti).”