Verse 2.3.24

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.3.24:

तस्मान् निजेष्ट-देवस्य वर्ण-सादृश्यम् आतते ।
दृष्ट्वाहं नितरां हृष्टो नैच्छं गन्तुं ततोऽग्रतः ॥ २४ ॥

tasmān nijeṣṭa-devasya varṇa-sādṛśyam ātate |
dṛṣṭvāhaṃ nitarāṃ hṛṣṭo naicchaṃ gantuṃ tato'grataḥ || 24 ||

tasmin–in that place; nija–own; iṣṭa-devasya–dearmost Lord; varṇa–hue; sādṛśyam–similar; ātate–illuminating; dṛṣṭvā–having seen; aham–I; nitarām–greatly; hṛṣṭaḥ–overjoyed; na–not; aiccham–I desired; gantum–to go; tataḥ–then; agrataḥ–further.

Seeing that the hue of the prakṛti layer was similar to that of my beloved Lord, I was overjoyed and did not wish to go any further.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

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

Śrī Gopa-kumāra says, “Seeing the śyāma-colored splendor of the prakṛti layer that resembled the lotus feet of Śrī Madanagopāla-deva, I became overwhelmed in bliss. That prakṛti was immensely vast and was devoid of any kind of inferior or unworthy elements. Therefore, the sight of its all-pervasive, deep blue luster brought me such extreme joy I lost all desire to leave that layer and go forward.”