तस्मिन्स्व आश्रमे व्यासो बदरीषण्डमण्डिते ।
आसीनो ऽप उपस्पृश्य प्रणिदध्यौ मनः स्वयम् ॥ ३ ॥
pranidadhyau manah svayam
tasmin-in that (asrama); sva-own; asrame-in the cottage; vyasah-Vyasadeva; badari-berry; sanda-trees; mandite-surrounded by; asinah apah-sitting; upasprsya-touching water; pranidadhyau-concentrated; manah-the mind; svayam-himself.
In that place, Srila Vyasadeva, in his own asrama, which was surrounded by berry trees, sat down to meditate after touching water for purification.
Under instruction of his spiritual master Srila Narada Muni, Vyasadeva concentrated his mind in that transcendental place of meditation.