SB 4.8.74

SB 4.8.74

Devanagari

तृतीयं चानयन्मासं नवमे नवमेऽहनि । अब्भक्ष उत्तमश्लोकमुपाधावत्समाधिना ॥ ७४ ॥

Verse text

tṛtīyaṁ cānayan māsaṁ navame navame ’hani ab-bhakṣa uttamaślokam upādhāvat samādhinā

Synonyms

tṛtīyam the third month ; ca also ; ānayan passing ; māsam one month ; navame navame on each ninth ; ahani on the day ; ap bhakṣaḥ — drinking water only ; uttama ślokam — the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is worshiped by selected verses ; upādhāvat worshiped ; samādhinā in trance .

Translation

In the third month he drank water only every nine days. Thus he remained completely in trance and worshiped the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is adored by selected verses.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

In the third month he drank only water every nine days, worshipping the Lord in samādhi.