SB 1.4.15

Devanāgarī

स कदाचित्सरस्वत्या उपस्पृश्य जलं शुचि: । विविक्त एक आसीन उदिते रविमण्डले ॥ १५ ॥

Text

sa kadācit sarasvatyā upaspṛśya jalaṁ śuciḥ vivikta eka āsīna udite ravi-maṇḍale

Synonyms

saḥ—he;kadācit—once;sarasvatyāḥ—on the bank of the Sarasvatī;upaspṛśya—after finishing morning ablutions;jalam—water;śuciḥ—being purified;vivikte—concentration;ekaḥ—alone;āsīnaḥ—being thus seated;udite—on the rise;ravi-maṇḍale—of the sun disc.

Translation

Once upon a time he [Vyāsadeva], as the sun rose, took his morning ablution in the waters of the Sarasvatī and sat alone to concentrate.

Purport