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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.6.26

నామాన్యనన్తస్య హతత్రప: పఠన్ గుహ్యాని భద్రాణి కృతాని చ స్మరన్ । గాం పర్యటంస్తుష్టమనా గతస్పృహ: కాలం ప్రతీక్షన్ విమదో విమత్సర: ॥ ౨౬ ॥
nāmāny anantasya hata-trapaḥ paṭhan
[naamaany anantasya hata-trapah pathan]
guhyāni bhadrāṇi kṛtāni ca smaran
[guhyaani bhadraani kritaani cha smaran]
gāṁ paryaṭaṁs tuṣṭa-manā gata-spṛhaḥ
[gaam paryatams tushta-manaa gata-sprihah]
kālaṁ pratīkṣan vimado vimatsaraḥ
[kaalam prateekshan vimado vimatsarah]
nāmāni — the holy name, fame, etc. anantasya — of the unlimited hata-trapaḥ — being freed from all formalities of the material world paṭhan — by recitation, repeated reading, etc. guhyāni — mysterious bhadrāṇi — all-benedictory kṛtāni — activities ca — and smaran — constantly remembering gām — on the earth paryaṭan — traveling all through tuṣṭa-manāḥ — fully satisfied gata-spṛhaḥ — completely freed from all material desires kālam — time pratīkṣan — awaiting vimadaḥ — without being proud vimatsaraḥ — without being envious.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
nāmāny anantasya hata-trapaḥ paṭhan
nāmāni
the holy name, fame, etc.
anantasya
of the unlimited
hata-trapaḥ
being freed from all formalities of the material world
paṭhan
by recitation, repeated reading, etc.
guhyāni bhadrāṇi kṛtāni ca smaran
guhyāni
mysterious
bhadrāṇi
all-benedictory
kṛtāni
activities
ca
and
smaran
constantly remembering
gāṁ paryaṭaṁs tuṣṭa-manā gata-spṛhaḥ
gām
on the earth
paryaṭan
traveling all through
tuṣṭa-manāḥ
fully satisfied
gata-spṛhaḥ
completely freed from all material desires
kālaṁ pratīkṣan vimado vimatsaraḥ
kālam
time
pratīkṣan
awaiting
vimadaḥ
without being proud
vimatsaraḥ
without being envious.
Thus I began chanting the holy name and fame of the Lord by repeated recitation, ignoring all the formalities of the material world. Such chanting and remembering of the transcendental pastimes of the Lord are benedictory. So doing, I traveled all over the earth, fully satisfied, humble and unenvious.

The life of a sincere devotee of the Lord is thus explained in a nutshell by Nārada Muni by his personal example. Such a devotee, after his initiation by the Lord or His bona fide representative, takes very seriously chanting of the glories of the Lord and traveling all over the world so that others may also hear the glories of the Lord. Such devotees have no desire for material gain. They are conducted by one single desire: to go back to Godhead. This awaits them in due course on quitting the material body. Because they have the highest aim of life, going back to Godhead, they are never envious of anyone, nor are they proud of being eligible to go back to Godhead. Their only business is to chant and remember the holy name, fame and pastimes of the Lord and, according to personal capacity, to distribute the message for others’ welfare without motive of material gain.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Giving up shyness, I began to chant the names of the unlimited Lord, and to remember his most excellent, hidden pastimes. I wandered the earth with satisfied mind, without material desires, without pride or selfishness, waiting for that time.
Commentary

Kṛtāni refers to the Lord’s pastimes. Kālam pratīkṣan (expecting the time) means “When will that time come when I will become an associate of the Lord?” I had no pride or selfishness since I always thought “Who is more fallen than I?”

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