Verse 2.4.30

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.4.30:

तेषु स्व-सेवा-सामाग्रीं गृहित्वा केऽपि काम् अपि ।
धावन्ति पुरतः केचिन् मत्ता भक्ति-सुधा-रसैः ॥ ३० ॥

teṣu sva-sevā-sāmāgrīṃ gṛhitvā ke'pi kām api |
dhāvanti purataḥ kecin mattā bhakti-sudhā-rasaiḥ || 30 ||

teṣu–amongst them; sva-sevā–for their own service; sāmagrīm–paraphernalia; gṛhitvā–carrying; ke api–some; kām api–something; dhāvanti–they were running; purataḥ–ahead; kecit–some of them; mattāḥ–maddened; bhakti–of devotional service; sudhā-rasaiḥ–by the nectarean mellows.

Some of them were carrying umbrellas, yak-tail fans, and other paraphernalia for their service to the Lord. Others were hurrying in, maddened by the nectar of bhakti.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

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

“How were they entering the city?” To explain this, Śrī Gopa-kumāra speaks four verses, beginning here with teṣu.

He says, “Some of them carried their respective paraphernalia for service, such as umbrellas and yak-tail fans (cāmaras), and quickly ran towards the city. Others did not desire such objects, but were simply full with the sweetness of the nectar of their pure love for the Lord. Having forgotten everything else, they were running towards the city in a maddened condition, delirious with bhakti-rasa, the nectar of devotion.” By these symptoms, one can understand that these devotees were also performing similar services. These services will be described in successive verses.