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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.8.76
jita-śvāso nripātmajah
tasthau sthānur ivācalah
SYNONYMS
pańcame — in the fifth; māsi — in the month; anuprāpte — being situated; jita-śvāsah — and still controlling the breathing; nripa-ātmajah — the son of the King; dhyāyan — meditating; brahma — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; padā ekena — with one leg; tasthau — stood; sthānuh — just like a column; iva — like; acalah — without 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 Parabrahman.
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