TEXT 157
parinisthito 'pi nairgunye
uttamahsloka-lilaya
grhita-ceta rajarse
akhyanam yad adhitavan
SYNONYMS
parinisthitahsituated; apialthough; nairgunyein the transcendental position, freed from the material modes of nature; uttamah-sloka-lilayaby the pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Uttamahsloka; grhita-cetathe mind became fully taken over; rajarseO great King; akhyanamthe narration; yatwhich; adhitavanstudied.
TRANSLATION
" 'Sukadeva Gosvami addressed Pariksit Maharaja, "My dear King, although I was fully situated in the transcendental position, I was nonetheless attracted to the pastimes of Lord Krsna. Therefore I studied Srimad-Bhagavatam from my father.' "
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.1.9).

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