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Chapter 8: Dhruva Mahārāja Leaves Home for the Forest

Verse 76 of 81
SB 4.8.76

पंचमे मास्यनुप्राप्ते जितश्वासो नृपात्मजः ध्यायन्ब्रह्म पदैकेन तस्थौ स्थाणुरिवाचलः

pañcame māsy anuprāpte jita-śvāso nṛpātmajaḥ dhyāyan brahma padaikena tasthau sthāṇur ivācalaḥ

Synonyms

pañcamein the fifth; māsiin the month; anuprāptebeing situated; jita-śvāsaḥand still controlling the breathing; nṛpa-ātmajaḥthe son of the King; dhyāyanmeditating; brahmathe Supreme Personality of Godhead; padā ekenawith one leg; tasthaustood; sthāṇuḥjust like a column; ivalike; acalaḥwithout movement..

Translation

By the fifth month, Mahārāja Dhruva, the son of the King, had controlled his breathing so perfectly that he was able to stand on only one leg, just as a column stands, without motion, and concentrate his mind fully on the Param-brahman.

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