Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.1.19
प्राणायामेन संयम्य मनो वर्षशतं मुनि: ।
अतिष्ठदेकपादेन निर्द्वन्द्वोऽनिलभोजन: ॥ १९ ॥
prāṇāyāmena saṁyamya
[praanaayaamena samyamya]
mano varṣa-śataṁ muniḥ
[mano varsha-shatam munih]
atiṣṭhad eka-pādena
[atishthad eka-paadena]
nirdvandvo ’nila-bhojanaḥ
[nirdvandvo ’nila-bhojanah]
Word-for-word
prāṇāyāmena
—
by practice of the breathing exercise
saṁyamya
—
controlling
manaḥ
—
mind
varṣa-śatam
—
one hundred years
muniḥ
—
the great sage
atiṣṭhat
—
remained there
eka-pādena
—
standing on one leg
nirdvandvaḥ
—
without duality
anila
—
air
bhojanaḥ
—
eating.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
prāṇāyāmena saṁyamya
prāṇāyāmena
by practice of the breathing exercise
saṁyamya
controlling
mano varṣa-śataṁ muniḥ
manaḥ
mind
varṣa-śatam
one hundred years
muniḥ
the great sage
atiṣṭhad eka-pādena
atiṣṭhat
remained there
eka-pādena
standing on one leg
nirdvandvo ’nila-bhojanaḥ
nirdvandvaḥ
without duality
anila
air
bhojanaḥ
eating.
There the great sage concentrated his mind by the yogic breathing exercises, and thereby controlling all attachment, he remained standing on one leg only, eating nothing but air, and stood there on one leg for one hundred years.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
In a grove of flowering palāśa and aśoka trees filled with the sound of the Nirvindhyā River, Atri, controlling his mind and breath, remained standing on one foot for a hundred years, consuming only air.
He stood in a grove of trees with flower clumps. Udghuṣṭe means “sounding.”
Personal Guidance
Atri stood on one leg, eating only air, for a hundred years — focused intensity, not casual hope, attracts the Lord. Half-measured wishes don't move the universe. Be honest about how much you actually want Kṛṣṇa.
Reflection Questions
- Where in my sādhana am I offering half-attention and expecting full results?
- What would 'one-pointed' look like for me this week?
My note
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