Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.8.76
पञ्चमे मास्यनुप्राप्ते जितश्वासो नृपात्मज: ।
ध्यायन् ब्रह्म पदैकेन तस्थौ स्थाणुरिवाचल: ॥ ७६ ॥
pañcame māsy anuprāpte
[panchame maasy anupraapte]
jita-śvāso nṛpātmajaḥ
[jita-shvaaso nripaatmajah]
dhyāyan brahma padaikena
[dhyaayan brahma padaikena]
tasthau sthāṇur ivācalaḥ
[tasthau sthaanur ivaachalah]
Word-for-word
pañcame
—
in the fifth
māsi
—
in 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.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
pañcame māsy anuprāpte
pañcame
in the fifth
māsi
in the month
anuprāpte
being situated
jita-śvāso nṛpātmajaḥ
jita-śvāsaḥ
and still controlling the breathing
nṛpa-ātmajaḥ
the son of the King
dhyāyan brahma padaikena
dhyāyan
meditating
brahma
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
padā ekena
with one leg
tasthau sthāṇur ivācalaḥ
tasthau
stood
sthāṇuḥ
just like a column
iva
like
acalaḥ
without movement.
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.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
In the fifth month, controlling his breath, the prince, meditating on the Lord, stood motionless like a pillar on one foot.
Personal Guidance
By the fifth month he stood on one leg like a column, mind fully fixed on Parabrahman. Outer stillness mirrors inner stability; bodily steadiness is not coincidence but consequence.
Reflection Questions
- Where does my body's restlessness expose my inner restlessness?
- What posture, even briefly held, could become a daily anchor of one-pointedness for me?
My note
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