104 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 24

TRANSLATION

“Sukadeva’s mind was carried away by remembering the pastimes of the
Lord.

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parinisthito ‘pi nairgunye
uttamahsloka-lilaya

grhita-cetd rdjarse
akhydnam yad adhitavan

SYNONYMS

parinisthitah —situated; api—although; nairgunye—in the transcendental posi-
tion, freed from the material modes of nature; uttamah-sloka-lilayi—by the
pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, UttamahSloka; grhita-ceta —the
mind became fully taken over; rajarse—O great King; akhyanam—the narration;
yat —which; adhitavan —studied.

TRANSLATION

“ ‘Sukadeva Gosvami addressed Pariksit Maharaja, ‘My dear King, although
| was fully situated in the transcendental position, | was nonetheless attracted
to the pastimes of Lord Krsna. Therefore | studied Srimad-Bhagavatam from
my father.” ’

PURPORT
This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.1.9).

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ARAAPSTH SBC TSDSICAA-

AT awe loa la ee raeM ay |

WRG FAW TOTAL Taras
WUAHaw alae ATSIVA | se |

svasukha-nibhrta-cetas tad-vyudastanya-bhavo
‘py ajita-rucira-lilakrsta-sdras tadiyam

vyatanuta krpaya yas tattva-dipam puranam
tam akhila-vijina-ghnam vydsa-sGnum nato ‘smi
