SB 6.16.27 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

चित्रकेतुस्तु तां विद्यां यथा नारदभाषिताम् । धारयामास सप्ताहमब्भक्ष: सुसमाहित: ॥ २७ ॥

Verse text

citraketus tu tāṁ vidyāṁ yathā nārada-bhāṣitām dhārayām āsa saptāham ab-bhakṣaḥ susamāhitaḥ

Synonyms

citraketuḥ — King Citraketu ; tu — indeed ; tām — that ; vidyām — transcendental knowledge ; yathā — just as ; nārada — bhāṣitām — instructed by the great sage Nārada ; dhārayām āsa — chanted ; sapta — aham — continuously for one week ; ap — bhakṣaḥ — only drinking water ; su — samāhitaḥ — with great attention and care .

Translation

Fasting and drinking only water, Citraketu for one week continuously chanted with great care and attention the mantra given by Nārada Muni.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Fasting and drinking only water, Citraketu for one week continuously chanted with great care and attention the mantra given by Nārada Muni.