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CC Madhya 24.47

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 47

pariniṣṭhito 'pi nairguṇye
uttamaḥśloka-līlayā
gṛhīta-cetā rājarṣe
ākhyānaṁ yad adhītavān


SYNONYMS

pariniṣṭhitaḥ—situated; api—although; nairguṇye—in the transcendental position, freed from the material modes of nature; uttamaḥ-śloka-līlayā—by the pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Uttamaḥśloka; gṛhīta-cetāḥ—the mind became fully taken over; rājā-ṛṣe—O great King; ākhyānam—the narration; yat—which; adhītavān—studied.


TRANSLATION

"[Śukadeva Gosvāmī addressed Parīkṣit Mahārāja:] ‘My dear King, although I was fully situated in the transcendental position, I was nonetheless attracted to the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Therefore I studied Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam from my father.'


PURPORT

This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 2.1.9).