Verse 2.3.73

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.3.73:

एवं तुष्ट-मनस् तस्य तत्र केनापि हेतुना ।
विश्रान्तस्य महेशस्य पार्श्वेऽतिष्ठं क्षणं सुखम् ॥ ७३ ॥

evaṃ tuṣṭa-manas tasya tatra kenāpi hetunā |
viśrāntasya maheśasya pārśve'tiṣṭhaṃ kṣaṇaṃ sukham || 73 ||

evam–thus; tuṣṭa–satisfied; manāḥ–mind; tasya–of him; tatra–there; kenāpi–for some; hetunā–reason; viśrāntasya–who was resting; maheśasya–Lord Śiva; pārśve–nearby; atiṣṭham–I stood; kṣaṇam–for a moment; sukham–pleasantly.

For some reason, Śrī Śiva rested in the abode of liberation for a few moments. I also stood there, near him, and pacified my mind with these words of wisdom.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

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

Śrī Gopa-kumāra says, “Thus I satisfied my mind with these instructive words. Then to experience the glories of Śrī Maheśvara, I happily remained with him for a moment.”

The brāhmaṇa could raise the doubt, “Mahādeva was going to Mount Kailāsa, so how could you be with him?”

Gopa-kumāra replies, “For some reason, he had come to Mahākālapura to rest.” The reason for that will be explained later. Soon the eternal associates of Vaikuṇṭha would be arriving there for Gopakumāra. Hoping for their association, Śrī Śiva rested in the abode of liberation for a moment. Here the phrase kṣaṇa-kāla, meaning ‘for a moment,’ hints that another event is just about to take place.