Verse 2.2.235

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.2.235:

यस्यां श्री-ब्रह्मणाप्य् आत्म-तृण-जन्माभियाच्यते ।
परिवृत्तोऽपि या दीर्घ-काले राजति तादृशी ॥ २३५ ॥

yasyāṃ śrī-brahmaṇāpy ātma-tṛṇa-janmābhiyācyate |
parivṛtto'pi yā dīrgha-kāle rājati tādṛśī || 235 ||

yasyām–where; śrī-brahmaṇā–by Śrī Brahmā; api–even; ātma–for himself; tṛṇa–as a grass plant; janma–for a birth; abhiyācyate–abjectly begged; parivṛtte–transpired; api–although; yā–which; dīrgha-kāle–a long time; rājati–it shines; tādṛśī–in the same way.

Śrī Brahmā also prayed to take birth in that land of Vraja as a blade of grass. Although that happened a long time ago, the land of Vraja is still just as beautiful now as it was then.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

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

Śrī Gopa-kumāra might ask Śrī Bhagavān, “I am the head of the universe (in the post of Brahmā), and I am engaged directly in Your service. So, why should I go somewhere else, giving up all of this?”

Śrī Bhagavān replies, “That’s true, but a special bliss comes in receiving My darśana in a particular place, and so, it is right for you to go to Vraja-bhūmi. That’s why Śrī Brahmā himself also prayed to take birth in Vraja as a blade of grass. Thus, it is more beneficial to stay in Vraja than to be the ruler of the universe.”

Gopa-kumāra might raise another doubt, “I am going to Vraja after an extended absence. It may be that the beauty of Vraja-bhūmi has been lost with the passing of time and it may not appear pleasing to the mind now.”

Śrī Bhagavān replies, “Do not fear. A long time has elapsed but the land of Vraja is still the same as before. She is just as beautiful as she was in the past. The reason is that Vraja is free from the decay of time, which proves that Vraja is even superior to Brahmaloka.”