Sanskrit, transliteration, word meanings, and translation for steady Bhāgavata reading.
Sanskrit
इति ह वाव स जगतीपतिरीश्वरेच्छयाधिनिवेशितकर्माधिकारोऽखिलजगद्बन्धध्वंसनपरानुभावस्य भगवत आदिपुरुषस्याङ्घ्रियुगलानवरतध्यानानुभावेन परिरन्धितकषायाशयोऽवदातोऽपि मानवर्धनो महतां महीतलमनुशशास ॥ २३ ॥
Transliteration
iti ha vāva sa jagatī-patir īśvarecchayādhiniveśita-karmādhikāro ’khila-jagad-bandha-dhvaṁsana-parānubhāvasya bhagavata ādi-puruṣasyāṅghri-yugalānavarata-dhyānānubhāvena parirandhita-kaṣāyāśayo ’vadāto ’pi māna-vardhano mahatāṁ mahītalam anuśaśāsa.
Synonyms
iti — thus; ha vāva — indeed; saḥ — he; jagatī-patiḥ — the emperor of the whole universe; īśvara-icchayā — by the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; adhiniveśita — completely engaged; karma-adhikāraḥ — in material affairs; akhila-jagat — of the entire universe; bandha — bondage; dhvaṁsana — destroying; para — transcendental; anubhāvasya — whose influence; bhagavataḥ — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ādi-puruṣasya — the original person; aṅghri — on the lotus feet; yugala — two; anavarata — constant; dhyāna-anubhāvena — by meditation; parirandhita — destroyed; kaṣāya — all the dirty things; āśayaḥ — in his heart; avadātaḥ — completely pure; api — although; māna-vardhanaḥ — just to give honor; mahatām — to superiors; mahītalam — the material world; anuśaśāsa — ruled.
Translation
Following the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Mahārāja Priyavrata fully engaged in worldly affairs, yet he always thought of the lotus feet of the Lord, which are the cause of liberation from all material attachment. Although Priyavrata Mahārāja was completely freed from all material contamination, he ruled the material world just to honor the orders of his superiors.
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