Canto 4: Creation of the Fourth OrderChapter 8: Dhruva Mahārāja Leaves Home for the Forest

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.8.76

pañcame māsy anuprāpte

jita-śvāso nṛpātmajaḥ

dhyāyan brahma padaikena

tasthau sthāṇur ivācalaḥ

SYNONYMS

pañcamein the fifth; māsiin the month; anuprāpte — being situated; jita-śvāsaḥ — and still controlling the breathing; nṛpa-ātmajaḥ — the son of the King; dhyāyan — meditating; brahma — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; padā ekena — with one leg; tasthau — stood; sthāṇuḥ — just like a column; iva — like; acalaḥ — 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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