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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.17.7

తత్త్వం న: సర్వధర్మజ్ఞ ధర్మస్త్వద్భ‍‍క్తిలక్షణ: । యథా యస్య విధీయేత తథా వర్ణయ మే ప్రభో ॥ ౭ ॥
tat tvaṁ naḥ sarva-dharma-jṣa
[tat tvam nah sarva-dharma-jsha]
dharmas tvad-bhakti-lakṣaṇaḥ
[dharmas tvad-bhakti-lakshanah]
yathā yasya vidhīyeta
[yathaa yasya vidheeyeta]
tathā varṇaya me prabho
[tathaa varnaya me prabho]
tat — therefore tvam — You naḥ — among us (human beings) sarva-dharma-jṣa — O supreme knower of religious principles dharmaḥ — the spiritual path tvat-bhakti — by loving service to You lakṣaṇaḥ — characterized yathā — in which way yasya — of whom vidhīyeta — may be executed tathā — in that way varṇaya — please describe me — unto me prabho — my Lord.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tat tvaṁ naḥ sarva-dharma-jṣa
tat
therefore
tvam
You
naḥ
among us (human beings)
sarva-dharma-jṣa
O supreme knower of religious principles
dharmaḥ
the spiritual path
dharmas tvad-bhakti-lakṣaṇaḥ
tvat-bhakti
by loving service to You
lakṣaṇaḥ
characterized
yathā yasya vidhīyeta
yathā
in which way
yasya
of whom
vidhīyeta
may be executed
tathā varṇaya me prabho
tathā
in that way
varṇaya
please describe
me
unto me
prabho
my Lord.
Therefore, my Lord, since You are the knower of all religious principles, please describe to me the human beings who may execute the path of loving service to You and how such service is to be rendered.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Therefore, my Lord, since you are the knower of all religious principles, please describe to me how the human beings may execute dharma to produce bhakti for you. Explain how dharma should be executed which shows or is a cause of (mixed) bhakti (tvad-bhakti-lakṣaṇaḥ).
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