Verse 2.2.33

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.2.33:

ततो यो जायते शोकस् तेन नीलाचल-प्रभुम् ।
अचलाश्रित-वात्सल्यं द्रष्टुम् इच्छेयम् एत्य तम् ॥ ३३ ॥

tato yo jāyate śokas tena nīlācala-prabhum |
acalāśrita-vātsalyaṃ draṣṭum iccheyam etya tam || 33 ||

tataḥ–then; yaḥ–which; jāyate–is born; śokaḥ–sorrow; tena–because of that; nīlācala-prabhum–the Lord who resides on the blue mountain, Jagannātha-deva; acala–unmoving; āśrita–for surrendered souls; vātsalyam–affection; draṣṭum–to see; iccheyam–I would desire; etya–going; tam–to Him.

But when I could not see Śrī Upendra, I again became distressed and could not maintain my steadfastness. So, I thought to go to Nīlācala-kṣetra (Jagannātha Purī) to see the Lord of Nīlācala, who permanently resides there out of His unwavering affection for those who have taken shelter of Him.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

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

Śrī Gopa-kumāra says, “Thereafter, the pain of separation from Śrī Bhagavān intensified, making me restless. Seeking solace, I hankered for darśana of the Lord whom I had seen before, Śrī Jagannātha-deva, the Lord of Nīlācala, who is beyond the power of words to describe. ‘Now I will not stay in heaven;’ I thought, ‘I shall go to earth.’”

The brāhmaṇa might ask, “Why would you go to earth?” Gopakumāra replies, “In Jagannātha Purī, the Lord of Nīlācala’s unlimited affection for those who have taken His shelter is steady like a mountain. Just as Mount Sumeru is immovable, so Śrī Jagannātha-deva is always fixed, and He permanently resides in Nīlācala.”