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.