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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.15.46

ते साधुकृतसर्वार्था ज्ञात्वात्यन्तिकमात्मन: । मनसा धारयामासुर्वैकुण्ठचरणाम्बुजम् ॥ ४६ ॥
te sādhu-kṛta-sarvārthā
[te saadhu-krita-sarvaarthaa]
jñātvātyantikam ātmanaḥ
[jnaatvaatyantikam aatmanah]
manasā dhārayām āsur
[manasaa dhaarayaam aasur]
vaikuṇṭha-caraṇāmbujam
[vaikuntha-charanaambujam]
Word-for-word
te — all of them sādhu-kṛta — having performed everything worthy of a saint sarva-arthāḥ — that which includes everything worthy jñātvā — knowing it well ātyantikam — the ultimate ātmanaḥ — of the living being manasā — within the mind dhārayām āsuḥ — sustained vaikuṇṭha — the Lord of the spiritual sky caraṇa-ambujam — the lotus feet.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
te sādhu-kṛta-sarvārthā
te
all of them
sādhu-kṛta
having performed everything worthy of a saint
sarva-arthāḥ
that which includes everything worthy
jñātvātyantikam ātmanaḥ
jñātvā
knowing it well
ātyantikam
the ultimate
ātmanaḥ
of the living being
manasā dhārayām āsur
manasā
within the mind
dhārayām āsuḥ
sustained
vaikuṇṭha-caraṇāmbujam
vaikuṇṭha
the Lord of the spiritual sky
caraṇa-ambujam
the lotus feet.
They all had performed all the principles of religion and as a result rightly decided that the lotus feet of the Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa are the supreme goal of all. Therefore they meditated upon His feet without interruption.
Purport

In the Bhagavad-gītā (7.28) the Lord says that only those who have done pious deeds in previous lives and have become freed from the results of all impious acts can concentrate upon the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa. The Pāṇḍavas, not only in this life but also in their previous lives, had always performed the supreme pious work, and thus they are ever free from all the reactions of impious work. It is quite reasonable, therefore, that they concentrated their minds upon the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa. According to Śrī Viśvanātha Cakravartī, dharma, artha, kāma and mokṣa principles are accepted by persons who are not free from the results of impious action. Such persons affected with the contaminations of the above four principles cannot at once accept the lotus feet of the Lord in the spiritual sky. The Vaikuṇṭha world is situated far beyond the material sky. The material sky is under the management of Durgā Devī, or the material energy of the Lord, but the Vaikuṇṭha world is managed by the personal energy of the Lord.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
They who had performed all duties such as dharma and artha as it should be done, understanding the endless nature of those duties, meditated on the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa with their minds.
Commentary

They performed everything such as dharma and artha as it should be done (sādhu-kṛta-sarvārthā), and understanding that these duties were endless for them, they concentrated on the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa with their minds. Śrīdhara Svāmī takes ātyantikam to modify Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet. “Having executed artha, dharma, kāma and mokṣa perfectly, understanding the infinite nature of Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet, they meditated on those feet.”

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Personal Guidance
Having performed all religious principles, they rightly decided that Kṛṣṇa's lotus feet are the supreme goal. They meditated on His feet without interruption. Rituals lead, eventually, to meditation.
Reflection Questions
  • Where in my practice are I being readied for sustained meditation?
  • What rituals have done their work and are now ready to give way?
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