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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.8.64

నారద ఉవాచ రాజన్ కిం ధ్యాయసే దీర్ఘం ముఖేన పరిశుష్యతా । కిం వా న రిష్యతే కామో ధర్మో వార్థేన సంయుత: ॥ ౬౪ ॥
nārada uvāca
[naarada uvaacha]
rājan kiṁ dhyāyase dīrghaṁ
[raajan kim dhyaayase deergham]
mukhena pariśuṣyatā
[mukhena parishushyataa]
kiṁ vā na riṣyate kāmo
[kim vaa na rishyate kaamo]
dharmo vārthena saṁyutaḥ
[dharmo vaarthena samyutah]
Word-for-word
nāradaḥ uvāca — the great sage Nārada Muni said rājan — my dear King kim — what dhyāyase — thinking of dīrgham — very deeply mukhena — with your face pariśuṣyatā — as if drying up kim vā — whether na — not riṣyate — been lost kāmaḥ — sense gratification dharmaḥ — religious rituals vā — or arthena — with economic development saṁyutaḥ — along with.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
nārada uvāca
nāradaḥ uvāca
the great sage Nārada Muni said
rājan kiṁ dhyāyase dīrghaṁ
rājan
my dear King
kim
what
dhyāyase
thinking of
dīrgham
very deeply
mukhena pariśuṣyatā
mukhena
with your face
pariśuṣyatā
as if drying up
kiṁ vā na riṣyate kāmo
kim vā
whether
na
not
riṣyate
been lost
kāmaḥ
sense gratification
dharmo vārthena saṁyutaḥ
dharmaḥ
religious rituals
vā
or
arthena
with economic development
saṁyutaḥ
along with.
The great sage Nārada inquired: My dear King, your face appears to be withering up, and you look like you have been thinking of something for a very long time. Why is that? Have you been hampered in following your path of religious rites, economic development and sense gratification?
Purport

The four stages of advancement of human civilization are religiosity, economic development, sense gratification and, for some, the stage of liberation. Nārada Muni did not inquire from the King about his liberation, but only regarding the state management, which is meant for advancement of the three principles religiosity, economic development and sense gratification. Since those who engage in such activities are not interested in liberation, Nārada did not inquire from the King about this. Liberation is meant for persons who have lost all interest in religious ritualistic ceremonies, economic development and sense gratification.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Nārada said: O King! Since your face is withered, have you been contemplating for a long time? Or have you lost kāma and dharma along with artha? Have kāma and dharma been lost or not? It is a question of conjecture.
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