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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.23.17

తథాపి వదతో భూమన్ కరిష్యామ్యనుశాసనమ్ । ఏతచ్ఛ్రేయ: పరం పుంసాం యత్ తవాజ్ఞానుపాలనమ్ ॥ ౧౭ ॥
tathāpi vadato bhūman
[tathaapi vadato bhooman]
kariṣyāmy anuśāsanam
[karishyaamy anushaasanam]
etac chreyaḥ paraṁ puṁsāṁ
[etach chreyah param pumsaam]
yat tavājṣānupālanam
[yat tavaajshaanupaalanam]
tathāpi — although there was no fault on the part of Bali Mahārāja vadataḥ — because of your order bhūman — O Supreme kariṣyāmi — I must execute anuśāsanam — because it is Your order etat — this is śreyaḥ — that which is the most auspicious param — supreme puṁsām — of all persons yat — because tava ājṣā-anupālanam — to obey Your order.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tathāpi vadato bhūman
tathāpi
although there was no fault on the part of Bali Mahārāja
vadataḥ
because of your order
bhūman
O Supreme
kariṣyāmy anuśāsanam
kariṣyāmi
I must execute
anuśāsanam
because it is Your order
etac chreyaḥ paraṁ puṁsāṁ
etat
this is
śreyaḥ
that which is the most auspicious
param
supreme
puṁsām
of all persons
yat tavājṣānupālanam
yat
because
tava ājṣā-anupālanam
to obey Your order.
Lord Viṣṇu, I must nonetheless act in obedience to Your order because obeying Your order is most auspicious and is the first duty of everyone.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Lord Viṣṇu! I must nonetheless act in obedience to your order because obeying your order is most auspicious for everyone.
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