Verse 2.4.108

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.4.108:

श्री-गोप-कुमार उवाच—
तेषाम् एतादृशैर् वाक्यैर् अदो लज्जा समाजनि ।
पश्चात् तोषस् तथाप्य् अन्तर् मनो तृप्यान् न सर्वतः ॥ १०८ ॥

śrī-gopa-kumāra uvāca—
teṣām etādṛśair vākyair ado lajjā samājani |
paścāt toṣas tathāpy antar mano tṛpyān na sarvataḥ || 108 ||

śrī-gopa-kumāraḥ uvāca–Śrī Gopa-kumāra said; teṣām–their; etādṛśaiḥ–by such; vākyaiḥ–words; ādau–at first; lajjā–embarrassment; mama–my; ajani–arose; paścāt–afterwards; toṣaḥ–pleasure; tathā api–however; antaḥ–within; manaḥ–the heart; atṛpyat–it could be satisfied; na–not; sarvataḥ–in every way.

Śrī Gopa-kumāra said: At first, I felt embarrassed to hear the words of the Vaikuṇṭha residents. Then later, although my mind undoubtedly became pacified, my heart was still not completely satisfied.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

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

Śrī Gopa-kumāra says, “I was extremely embarrassed to hear those residents of Vaikuṇṭha speak, especially the first speaker. Although the words of the other speakers certainly made me happy, my heart was still not completely satisfied. This is because they were not unanimous that Śrī Bhagavān’s Gokula pastimes should be glorified. Observing this, my heart experienced extreme pain as if pierced by a thorn.”

An alternate understanding of why Gopa-kumāra remained dissatisfied is that he could not hear the glories of his favorite pastimes–the pastimes of Śrī Kṛṣṇa in Vraja–from the residents of Vaikuṇṭha. Further on, Gopa-kumāra will become extremely pleased and satisfied by hearing from Śrī Nārada about those spiritual conclusions and principles in which he has firm faith (niṣṭhā) and which are his heart’s desire.