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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.30.49

త్వం తు మద్ధర్మమాస్థాయ జ్ఞాననిష్ఠ ఉపేక్షక: । మన్మాయారచితామేతాం విజ్ఞాయోపశమం వ్రజ ॥ ౪౯ ॥
tvaṁ tu mad-dharmam āsthāya
[tvam tu mad-dharmam aasthaaya]
jṣāna-niṣṭha upekṣakaḥ
[jshaana-nishtha upekshakah]
man-māyā-racitām etāṁ
[man-maayaa-rachitaam etaam]
vijṣayopaśamaṁ vraja
[vijshayopashamam vraja]
tvam — you tu — however mat-dharmam — in My devotional service āsthāya — remaining firm jṣāna-niṣṭhaḥ — fixed in knowledge upekṣakaḥ — indifferent mat-māyā — by My illusory energy racitām — created etām — this vijṣāya — understanding upaśamam — cessation from agitation vraja — obtain.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tvaṁ tu mad-dharmam āsthāya
tvam
you
tu
however
mat-dharmam
in My devotional service
āsthāya
remaining firm
jṣāna-niṣṭha upekṣakaḥ
jṣāna-niṣṭhaḥ
fixed in knowledge
upekṣakaḥ
indifferent
man-māyā-racitām etāṁ
mat-māyā
by My illusory energy
racitām
created
etām
this
vijṣayopaśamaṁ vraja
vijṣāya
understanding
upaśamam
cessation from agitation
vraja
obtain.
You, Dāruka, should be firmly situated in devotion to Me, remaining fixed in spiritual knowledge and unattached to material considerations. Understanding these pastimes to be a display of My illusory potency, you should remain peaceful.

According to Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī, the word tu here emphasizes that Dāruka is an eternally liberated associate of Lord Kṛṣṇa, having descended from Vaikuṇṭha. Therefore, even though others might be bewildered by the Lord’s pastimes, Dāruka should remain peaceful and fixed in spiritual knowledge.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
You, Dāruka, should be firmly situated in devotion to me, fixed in spiritual knowledge and unattached to material considerations. Understanding these pastimes to be a display of my illusory potency, you should remain peaceful. “What is the nature of this arrangement of disappearing, since you have a form which is eternity, knowledge and bliss? Be merciful and explain that to me.” This deceptive pastime was created by my māyā.
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