अथो विहायेमममुं च लोकं विमर्शितौ हेयतया पुरस्तात् । कृष्णाङ्घ्रिसेवामधिमन्यमान उपाविशत् प्रायममर्त्यनद्याम् ॥ ५ ॥
atho vihayemam amum ca lokam vimarsitau heyataya purastat krsnanghri-sevam adhimanyamana upavisat prayam amartya-nadyam
- atho
- thus
- vihaya
- giving up
- imam
- this
- amum
- and the next
- ca
- also
- lokam
- planets
- vimarsitau
- all of them being judged
- heyataya
- because of inferiority
- purastat
- hereinbefore
- krsna-anghri
- the lotus feet of the Lord, Sri Krsna
- sevam
- transcendental loving service
- adhimanyamanah
- one who thinks of the greatest of all achievements
- upavisat
- sat down firmly
- prayam
- for fasting
- amartya-nadyam
- on the bank of the transcendental river (the Ganges or the Yamuna)
Maharaja Pariksit sat down firmly on the banks of the Ganges to concentrate his mind in Krsna consciousness, rejecting all other practices of self-realization, because transcendental loving service to Krsna is the greatest achievement, superseding all other methods.