Verse 2.4.112

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.4.112:

कदापि तत्रोपवनेषु लीलया तथा लसन्तं निचितेषु गो-गणैः ।
पश्याम्य् अमुं कर्ह्य् अपि पूर्ववत् स्थितं निजासने स्व-प्रभुवच् च सर्वथा ॥ ११२ ॥

kadāpi tatropavaneṣu līlayā tathā lasantaṃ niciteṣu go-gaṇaiḥ |
paśyāmy amuṃ karhy api pūrvavat sthitaṃ nijāsane sva-prabhuvac ca sarvathā || 112 ||

kadā api–sometimes; tatra–there; upavaneṣu–in the gardens; līlayā–enacting pastimes; tathā–so; lasantam–diverting Himself; niciteṣu–which were filled; go-gaṇaiḥ–with herds of cows; paśyāmi–I would see; amum–Him; karhi api–sometimes; pūrva-vat–as before; sthitam–standing; nija–His; āsane–on the throne; sva-prabhuvat–like my Master; ca–also; sarvathā–in all respects.

Sometimes the Lord would go to the gardens in Vaikuṇṭha where He would enact pastimes similar to those of Vraja, and I would see the gardens full of cows. Other times I would see Him sitting majestically on His throne as before. At that time, He would appear just like my Lord Gopāla in all respects.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

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

Śrī Gopa-kumāra says, “Sometimes I saw that Śrī Vaikuṇṭha-nātha, for His pastime pleasure, would go to the garden in Vaikuṇṭha and would tend cows and exhibit other charming sports.”

The Mathurā brāhmaṇa might ask, “What was the nature of those pastimes?”

He says, “Sometimes He would herd the cows in the company of the cowherd boys. At other times, like before, He would sit in His palace on the jeweled throne with Lakṣmī, Dharaṇī, Śeṣa, Garuḍa, and other associates. And sometimes I would see Him exactly resembling my Lord Śrī Madana-gopāla in every respect–His dress, form, paraphernalia, companions, and so on.”