Verse 2.2.94

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 2.2.94:

अनन्तरं च तत्रैव विलसन् पर्यवस्यति ।
मन एव महा-पात्रं तत्-सुख-ग्रहणोचितम् ॥ ९४ ॥

anantaraṃ ca tatraiva vilasan paryavasyati |
mana eva mahā-pātraṃ tat-sukha-grahaṇocitam || 94 ||

anantaram–afterwards; ca–also; tatra–there; eva–indeed; vilasan–delighting; paryavasyati–it diffuses; manaḥ–the mind; eva–indeed; mahā–great; pātram–receptacle; tat–of that vision; sukha–happiness; grahaṇa–for perceiving; ucitam–appropriate.

Even after Śrī Bhagavān disappears, the bliss of seeing Him continues to radiate in one’s mind in various forms. Although the eyes have seen the Lord, the joy of that vision belongs to the mind. Therefore, darśana of Bhagavān is achieved by the mind, which is the matchless receptacle for experiencing the happiness of that vision.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

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

Śrī Pippalāyana continues, “After one has seen the Lord face to face, in His absence, the joy of that vision sports in many ways within one’s heart. This means that even when the Lord disappears, in the mind one experiences happiness that is equal to directly seeing Him. Then the thought comes, ‘Ah! Did I see Bhagavān with my eyes?’ In myriad ways, the bliss of seeing the Lord manifests. But even while seeing the Lord, the happiness one feels advents in the mind. Therefore, the wise have concluded that darśana with the eyes in effect means vision through the mind. To think, ‘I had darśana with my eyes,’ is only imagination.”

Śrī Gopa-kumāra might object, “But the eyes are a knowledgeacquiring sense (jñānendriya), so the joy of darśana can arise within them and be sustained by them.”

Pippalāyana responds, “Self-realized sages have ascertained that the bliss of Bhagavān’s darśana is achieved by the mind, which is the perfect receptacle (mahā-pātra) for the happiness of that vision.” The term mahā-pātra, meaning ‘worthy receptacle or prime minister,’ is a double entendre. Its significance is that just as a prime minister is the only worthy person to accept a valuable object meant for the king, so the mind alone is the suitable agent to enjoy the greatest treasure for the living entity–the joy of darśana of Bhagavān.”