tasmin sva ÄÅ›rame vyÄso
badarÄ«-á¹£aṇá¸a-maṇá¸ite
ÄsÄ«no 'pa upaspṛśya
praṇidadhyau manaḥ svayam
tasmin - in that (ÄÅ›rama); sve - own; ÄÅ›rame - in the cottage; vyÄsaḥ - VyÄsadeva; badarÄ« - berry; á¹£aṇá¸a - trees; maṇá¸ite - surrounded by; ÄsÄ«naḥ - sitting; apaḥ upaspṛśya - touching water; praṇidadhyau - concentrated; manaḥ - the mind; svayam - himself.
Under instructions of his spiritual master ÅšrÄ«la NÄrada Muni, VyÄsadeva concentrated his mind in that transcendental place of meditation.