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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.14.27

విషయాన్ ధ్యాయతశ్చిత్తం విషయేషు విషజ్జతే । మామనుస్మరతశ్చిత్తం మయ్యేవ ప్రవిలీయతే ॥ ౨౭ ॥
viṣayān dhyāyataś cittaṁ
[vishayaan dhyaayatash chittam]
viṣayeṣu viṣajjate
[vishayeshu vishajjate]
mām anusmarataś cittaṁ
[maam anusmaratash chittam]
mayy eva pravilīyate
[mayy eva pravileeyate]
viṣayān — objects of sense gratification dhyāyataḥ — of one who is meditating on cittam — the consciousness viṣayeṣu — in the objects of gratification viṣajjate — becomes attached mām — Me anusmarataḥ — of one remembering constantly cittam — the consciousness mayi — in Me eva — certainly pravilīyate — is absorbed.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
viṣayān dhyāyataś cittaṁ
viṣayān
objects of sense gratification
dhyāyataḥ
of one who is meditating on
cittam
the consciousness
viṣayeṣu viṣajjate
viṣayeṣu
in the objects of gratification
viṣajjate
becomes attached
mām anusmarataś cittaṁ
mām
Me
anusmarataḥ
of one remembering constantly
cittam
the consciousness
mayy eva pravilīyate
mayi
in Me
eva
certainly
pravilīyate
is absorbed.
The mind of one meditating upon the objects of sense gratification is certainly entangled in such objects, but if one constantly remembers Me, then the mind is absorbed in Me.

One should not think that one can attain complete transcendental knowledge of Kṛṣṇa by mechanically engaging in worship of the Lord. Lord Kṛṣṇa states here that one must endeavor constantly to keep the Lord within one’s mind. Anusmarataḥ, or constant remembrance, is possible for one who always chants and hears the glories of Lord Kṛṣṇa. It is therefore stated, śravaṇam, kīrtanam, smaraṇam: the process of devotional service begins with hearing ( śravaṇam ) and chanting ( kīrtanam ), from which remembrance ( smaraṇam ) develops. One who constantly thinks of the objects of material gratification becomes attached to them; similarly, one who constantly keeps Lord Kṛṣṇa within his mind becomes absorbed in the Lord’s transcendental nature and thus becomes qualified to render personal service to the Lord in His own abode.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The mind of a person meditating upon the sense objects becomes attached to those objects. The mind of a person who constantly remembers me becomes absorbed in me. How does the mind of the devotees fixed in hearing, chanting and remembering become fixed in you? Just as the mind attached to thinking of sense objects becomes absorbed in the sweetness of sense objects, the mind attached to thinking of me becomes absorbed only in my sweetness.
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