SB 1.7.3 · Srimad Bhagavatam

Devanagari

तस्मिन् स्व आश्रमे व्यासो बदरीषण्डमण्डिते ।

आसीनोऽप उपस्पृश्य प्रणिदध्यौ मन: स्वयम् ॥ ३ ॥

Verse text

tasmin sva āśrame vyāso

badarī-ṣaṇḍa-maṇḍite

āsīno ’pa upaspṛśya

praṇidadhyau manaḥ svayam

Synonyms

tasmin — in that (āśrama) ; sve — own ; āśrame — in the cottage ; vyāsaḥ — Vyāsadeva ; badarī — berry ; ṣaṇḍa — trees ; maṇḍite — surrounded by ; āsīnaḥ — sitting ; apaḥ upaspṛśya — touching water ; praṇidadhyau — concentrated ; manaḥ — the mind ; svayam — himself.

Translation

In that place, Śrīla Vyāsadeva, in his own āśrama, which was surrounded by berry trees, sat down to meditate after touching water for purification.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

In his hermitage surrounded by a grove of badari trees Vyāsa sat down, performed ācamana, and began to reflect using his mind.

Purport

Under instructions of his spiritual master Śrīla Nārada Muni, Vyāsadeva concentrated his mind in that transcendental place of meditation.

Commentary (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Nārada had instructed Vyāsa to remember the pastimes of the Lord continually in samādhi (SB 1.5.13). Thus he sat and concentrated using his mind.