Verse 2.3.139

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.3.139:

भक्तानां सच्-चिद्-आनन्द-रूपेष्व् अङ्गेन्द्रियात्मसु ।
घटते स्वानुरूपेषु वैकुण्ठेऽन्यत्र च स्वतः ॥ १३९ ॥

bhaktānāṃ sac-cid-ānanda-rūpeṣv aṅgendriyātmasu |
ghaṭate svānurūpeṣu vaikuṇṭhe'nyatra ca svataḥ || 139 ||

bhaktānām–of the devotees; sat-cit-ānanda–made of eternality, cognizance, and bliss; rūpeṣu–in forms; aṅga–limbs; indriya–senses; ātmasu–in the bodies; ghaṭate–manifests; sva-anurūpeṣu–suitable for them; vaikuṇṭhe–in Vaikuṇṭha; anyatra–elsewhere; ca–and; svataḥ–spontaneously.

In Vaikuṇṭha or anywhere else a devotee may reside, a suitable body manifests of its own accord. This body and its senses are comprised of eternity, knowledge, and bliss.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

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

The Vaikuṇṭha pārṣadas say, “Bhakti is not an object of the senses; it is the function (sva-dharma) of the soul and it manifests of its own accord in a pure heart.” Although it has been established that bhakti is self-manifest, someone might raise a doubt, saying that śravaṇa and kīrtana and the other aspects of bhakti are activities of the senses. If this is so, then how can bhakti be regarded as transcendental and self-manifest? To remove this doubt, the Vaikuṇṭha associates speak this verse beginning with bhaktānām.

They say, “Whether a pure devotee resides in Vaikuṇṭha or anywhere else, a suitable body comprised of sac-cid-ānanda naturally manifests. How does this transcendental body manifest? As bhakti arises, the body of five material elements (pāñca-bhautika) is transformed and becomes like a body made of eternity, knowledge, and bliss. Just as iron transforms into gold by contact with a touchstone, similarly, due to the manifestation of bhakti, the material body of the practicing devotee also becomes transcendental.”

Alternatively, it can be said that, through the mercy potency of Śrī Bhagavān, the material senses of the sādhaka can be spiritualized. It can additionally be understood that the Lord’s mercy potency (kṛpāśakti) first appears within the pure soul, and then it manifests the form consisting of limbs and senses that are suitable for His service. This is a general overview (dig-darśana).