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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.16.17

तस्यैवं वर्तमानस्य पूर्वेषां वृत्तिमन्वहम् । नातिदूरे किलाश्चर्यं यदासीत् तन्निबोध मे ॥ १७ ॥
tasyaivaṁ vartamānasya
[tasyaivam vartamaanasya]
pūrveṣāṁ vṛttim anvaham
[poorveshaam vrittim anvaham]
nātidūre kilāścaryaṁ
[naatidoore kilaashcharyam]
yad āsīt tan nibodha me
[yad aaseet tan nibodha me]
Word-for-word
tasya — of Mahārāja Parīkṣit evam — thus vartamānasya — remaining absorbed in such thought pūrveṣām — of his forefathers vṛttim — good engagement anvaham — day after day na — not ati-dūre — far off kila — verily āścaryam — astonishing yat — that āsīt — was tat — which nibodha — know it me — from me.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tasyaivaṁ vartamānasya
tasya
of Mahārāja Parīkṣit
evam
thus
vartamānasya
remaining absorbed in such thought
pūrveṣāṁ vṛttim anvaham
pūrveṣām
of his forefathers
vṛttim
good engagement
anvaham
day after day
nātidūre kilāścaryaṁ
na
not
ati-dūre
far off
kila
verily
āścaryam
astonishing
yad āsīt tan nibodha me
yat
that
āsīt
was
tat
which
nibodha
know it
me
from me.
Now you may hear from me of what happened while Mahārāja Parīkṣit was passing his days hearing of the good occupations of his forefathers and being absorbed in thought of them.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Hearing through their praises that Kṛṣṇa acted as charioteer, follower, servant, friend and messenger of the dear Pāṇḍavas and that Viṣṇu was respected by the whole world, he expressed devotion to the lotus feet of the Lord.
Commentary

Hearing the activities such as being the charioteer for the dear Pāṇḍavas, and hearing that the whole world offered respects to him, Parīkṣit showed devotion to the Lord. Kṛṣṇa acted as follower by presiding over the assembly. He acted as servant by satisfying their wishes such as staying up at night with sword in hand protecting them.

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Personal Guidance
Now you may hear from me what happened while Parīkṣit was passing his days hearing of his forefathers' good occupations and being absorbed in thought of them. Sustained absorption is itself a practice.
Reflection Questions
  • What 'sustained absorption' fills my days currently?
  • Where could I deliberately absorb in something worthy?
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