Verse 1.6.5

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of verse 1.6.5:

हे मन्-मातर् इदानीं त्वं सावधानतरा भव ।
स्थिरतां प्रापयन्ती मां स-धैर्यं शृण्व् इदं स्वयम् ॥ ५ ॥

he man-mātar idānīṃ tvaṃ sāvadhānatarā bhava |
sthiratāṃ prāpayantī māṃ sa-dhairyaṃ śṛṇv idaṃ svayam || 5 ||

O my mother, be more vigilant now than ever before! If you see me waver, calm me and listen closely to what I will now disclose.

Commentary: Dig-darśinī-ṭīkā with Bhāvānuvāda

(By Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī himself including a deep purport of that commentary)

The reason for Mahārāja Parīkṣit using the vocative phrase, “O my mother” (he man-mātar), is that now he will give a description of the incredibly divine character of Bhagavān. As soon as such pastimes of Śrī Bhagavān entered his mind, Śrī Parīkṣit began to speak with an upsurge of exceptional prema, “Now the most charming pastimes of Bhagavān shall be described. Pay attention carefully!” What was the reason? “Upon describing this discourse and seeing me waver from an upsurge of prema, then calm me and patiently continue to listen until its conclusion.”