FolioCorpusŚrīmad-Bhāgavatam

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.8.75

चतुर्थमपि वै मासं द्वादशे द्वादशेऽहनि । वायुभक्षो जितश्वासो ध्यायन्देवमधारयत् ॥ ७५ ॥
caturtham api vai māsaṁ
[chaturtham api vai maasam]
dvādaśe dvādaśe ’hani
[dvaadashe dvaadashe ’hani]
vāyu-bhakṣo jita-śvāso
[vaayu-bhaksho jita-shvaaso]
dhyāyan devam adhārayat
[dhyaayan devam adhaarayat]
Word-for-word
caturtham — fourth api — also vai — in that way māsam — the month dvādaśe dvādaśe — on the twelfth ahani — day vāyu — air bhakṣaḥ — eating jita-śvāsaḥ — controlling the breathing process dhyāyan — meditating devam — the Supreme Lord adhārayat — worshiped.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
caturtham api vai māsaṁ
caturtham
fourth
api
also
vai
in that way
māsam
the month
dvādaśe dvādaśe ’hani
dvādaśe dvādaśe
on the twelfth
ahani
day
vāyu
air
vāyu-bhakṣo jita-śvāso
bhakṣaḥ
eating
jita-śvāsaḥ
controlling the breathing process
dhyāyan devam adhārayat
dhyāyan
meditating
devam
the Supreme Lord
adhārayat
worshiped.
In the fourth month Dhruva Mahārāja became a complete master of the breathing exercise, and thus he inhaled air only every twelfth day. In this way he became completely fixed in his position and worshiped the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
In the fourth month, having controlling his breathing, he took only air as food every twelve days, and worshipped by meditating on the Lord.
Personal Guidance
By the fourth month, he breathed only every twelfth day, completely fixed. Mastery of the breath is mastery of the mind; what looks superhuman is just disciplined attention compounded over time.
Reflection Questions
  • Where could I add fifteen minutes a day of focused breath practice and see compounding return?
  • What in my life is asking for the kind of steadiness Dhruva represents?
📝 My note

Source: vedabase.io

← Read full Chapter 8