16
Śrimad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 9, Ch. 9]
TRANSLATION
Great sages, completely freed from material lusty desires, devote their minds fully to the service of the Lord. Such persons are liberated from material bondage without difficulty, and they become transcendentally situated, acquiring the spiritual quality of the Lord. This is the glory of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TEXTS 16-17
श्रुतो भगीरथाञ्च तस्य नाभोऽपरोऽभवत् । 
  सिन्धुद्वोपस्ततस्सादयुतायुस्तोऽभवत् ॥१६॥ 
  ऋतुपर्णो नलसखो योऽश्वविद्यामयान्नतात् । 
  दत्त्वाक्षहृदयं चास्मै सर्वकामस्तु तत्सुतम् ॥१७॥
śruto bhagīrathāj jajñe 
  tasya nābho 'paro 'bhavat 
  sindhudvīpas tatas tasmād 
  ayutāyus tato 'bhavat
ṛtūparṇo nala-sakho 
  yo 'śva-vidyām ayān nalāt 
  dattvākṣa-hṛdayam cāsmai 
  sarvakāmas tu tat-sutam
śrutaḥ—a son named Śruta; bhagīrathāt—from Bhagīratha; jajñe—was born; tasya—of Śruta; nābhaḥ—by the name Nābha; aparaḥ—different from the Nābha previously described; abhavat—was born; sindhudvīpaḥ—by the name Sindhudvīpa; tataḥ—from Nābha; tasmāt—from Sindhudvīpa; ayutāyuḥ—a son named Ayutāyu; tataḥ—thereafter; abhavat—was born; ṛtūparṇaḥ—a son named Ṛtūparṇa; nala-sakhaḥ—who was a friend of Nala; yaḥ—one who; aśva-vidyām—the art of controlling horses; ayāt—achieved; nalāt—from Nala; dattvā—after giving in exchange; akṣa-hṛdayam—the secrets of the art of gambling; ca—and; asmai—unto Nala; sarvakāmaḥ—by the name Sarvakāma; tu—indeed; tat-sutam—his son (the son of Ṛtūparṇa).