gauḍa-indrasya - of the ruler of Gauḍa-deśa (Bengal); sabhā - of the parliament; vibhūṣaṇa - fundamental; maṇiḥ - the gem; tyaktvā - relinquishing; yaḥ - one who; ṛddhām - opulent; śriyam - kingly enjoyment; rūpasya agrajaḥ - the elder brother of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī; eṣaḥ - this; eva - certainly; taruṇīm - youthful; vairāgya-lakṣmīm - the fortune of renunciation; dadhe - accepted; antaḥ-bhakti-rasena - by the mellows of inner love of Kṛṣṇa; pūrṇa-hṛdayaḥ - satisfied fully; bāhye - externally; avadhūta-ākṛtiḥ - the dress of a mendicant; śaivālaiḥ - by moss; pihitam - covered; mahā-saraḥ - a great lake or very deep lake; iva - like; prīti-pradaḥ - very pleasing; tat-vidām - to persons acquainted with the science of devotional service.

“Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī, the elder brother of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, was a most important minister in the government of Hussain Shah, the ruler of Bengal, and he was considered a most brilliant gem in that assembly. He possessed all the opulences of a royal position, but he gave up everything just to accept the youthful goddess of renunciation. Although he externally appeared to be a mendicant who had renounced everything, he was filled with the pleasure of devotional service within his heart. Thus he can be compared to a deep lake covered with moss. He was the object of pleasure for all the devotees who knew the science of devotional service.