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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.4.15

స కదాచిత్సరస్వత్యా ఉపస్పృశ్య జలం శుచి: । వివిక్త ఏక ఆసీన ఉదితే రవిమణ్డలే ॥ ౧౫ ॥
sa kadācit sarasvatyā
[sa kadaachit sarasvatyaa]
upaspṛśya jalaṁ śuciḥ
[upasprishya jalam shuchih]
vivikta eka āsīna
[vivikta eka aaseena]
udite ravi-maṇḍale
[udite ravi-mandale]
Word-for-word
saḥ — he kadācit — once sarasvatyāḥ — on the bank of the Sarasvatī upaspṛśya — after finishing morning ablutions jalam — water śuciḥ — being purified vivikte — concentration ekaḥ — alone āsīnaḥ — being thus seated udite — on the rise ravi-maṇḍale — of the sun disc.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sa kadācit sarasvatyā
saḥ
he
kadācit
once
sarasvatyāḥ
on the bank of the Sarasvatī
upaspṛśya jalaṁ śuciḥ
upaspṛśya
after finishing morning ablutions
jalam
water
śuciḥ
being purified
vivikta eka āsīna
vivikte
concentration
ekaḥ
alone
āsīnaḥ
being thus seated
udite ravi-maṇḍale
udite
on the rise
ravi-maṇḍale
of the sun disc.
Once upon a time he [Vyāsadeva], as the sun rose, took his morning ablution in the waters of the Sarasvatī and sat alone to concentrate.
Purport

The river Sarasvatī is flowing in the Badarikāśrama area of the Himālayas. So the place indicated here is Śamyāprāsa in Badarikāśrama, where Śrī Vyāsadeva is residing.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
At one time, Vyāsa, performing ācamana with water from the Sarasvatī River, being purified, sat alone in an isolated spot while the sun rose.
Commentary

Upaspṛśya means “having sipped water (ācamana).” The verse is part of a sentence which ends in verse 18.

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