CC Madhya 24.116
Madhya-līlā, Chapter 24, Text 116
ব্যাসকৃপায় শুকদেবের লীলাদি-স্মরণ ।
কৃষ্ণগুণাকৃষ্ট হঞা করেন ভজন ॥ ১১৬ ॥
কৃষ্ণগুণাকৃষ্ট হঞা করেন ভজন ॥ ১১৬ ॥
vyāsa-kṛpāya śukadevera līlādi-smaraṇa
kṛṣṇa-guṇākṛṣṭa hañā karena bhajana
kṛṣṇa-guṇākṛṣṭa hañā karena bhajana
Word by word
vyāsa-kṛpāya — by the mercy of Śrīla Vyāsadeva; śukadevera — of Śukadeva Gosvāmī; līlā-ādi-smaraṇa — remembrance of the transcendental pastimes of Kṛṣṇa; kṛṣṇa-guṇa-ākṛṣṭa — attracted by the transcendental qualities of Kṛṣṇa; hañā — becoming; karena — performed; bhajana — loving service.
Translation
“By the mercy of Śrīla Vyāsadeva, Śukadeva Gosvāmī was attracted by the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Being thus attracted by Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental qualities, he also became a devotee and engaged in His service.”