Verse 2.4.136

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.4.136:

श्री-गोप-कुमार उवाच—
ततः कान् अपि सिद्धान्तान् स्व-प्रज्ञा-गोचरान् अपि ।
ऐच्छं तद्-आननाच् छ्रोतुं श्रोत्रेण प्रेरितो हठात् ॥ १३६ ॥

śrī-gopa-kumāra uvāca—
tataḥ kān api siddhāntān sva-prajñā-gocarān api |
aicchaṃ tad-ānanāc chrotuṃ śrotreṇa prerito haṭhāt || 136 ||

śrī-gopa-kumāraḥ uvāca–Śrī Gopa-kumāra said; tataḥ–then; kān api–some; siddhāntān–philosophical conclusions; sva-prajñā–through my intelligence; gocarān–were comprehensible; api–further; aiccham–I desired; tat-ānanāt–from his mouth; śrotum–to hear; śrotreṇa–with the ear; prerite–being inspired; haṭhāt–forcefully.

Śrī Gopa-kumāra said: After this, although my intelligence could perceive some of the Vaiṣṇava truth heard from Śrī Nārada’s lips, still, I wanted to hear more, inspired by my sense of hearing.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

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

Śrī Gopa-kumāra says, “Śrī Nārada skillfully pacified me with his words.” In verse 39, Gopa-kumāra had promised, “I will explain the cause of this great wonder later.” Now, about to fulfill his promise, Gopa-kumāra wants to reveal the great jewels of Śrī Vaiṣṇava siddhānta, spiritual conclusions in the worship of Śrī Viṣṇu, which will remove the many doubts disturbing the Mathurā brāhmaṇa. Therefore, he begins to relate another incident in the verses beginning here with tat, thereby accomplishing all the abovementioned objectives.

He says, “By the mercy of Śrī Nārada, my intelligence could perceive some of the established truths that are held dear by the Vaiṣṇavas, and I became eager to hear something more from his lips. Why did I develop that desire? My tenacious sense of hearing inspired me to hear the narration from Śrī Nārada’s lips. Ears can only derive pleasure from such narrations of the pastimes of the Lord (hari-kathā).”