Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.16.27
चित्रकेतुस्तु तां विद्यां यथा नारदभाषिताम् ।
धारयामास सप्ताहमब्भक्ष: सुसमाहित: ॥ २७ ॥
citraketus tu tāṁ vidyāṁ
[chitraketus tu taam vidyaam]
yathā nārada-bhāṣitām
[yathaa naarada-bhaashitaam]
dhārayām āsa saptāham
[dhaarayaam aasa saptaaham]
ab-bhakṣaḥ susamāhitaḥ
[ab-bhakshah susamaahitah]
Word-for-word
citraketuḥ
—
King Citraketu
tu
—
indeed
tām
—
that
vidyām
—
transcendental knowledge
yathā
—
just as
nārada-bhāṣitām
—
instructed by the great sage Nārada
dhārayām āsa
—
chanted
sapta-aham
—
continuously for one week
ap-bhakṣaḥ
—
only drinking water
su-samāhitaḥ
—
with great attention and care.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
citraketus tu tāṁ vidyāṁ
citraketuḥ
King Citraketu
tu
indeed
tām
that
vidyām
transcendental knowledge
yathā nārada-bhāṣitām
yathā
just as
nārada-bhāṣitām
instructed by the great sage Nārada
dhārayām āsa saptāham
dhārayām āsa
chanted
sapta-aham
continuously for one week
ap-bhakṣaḥ
only drinking water
ab-bhakṣaḥ susamāhitaḥ
su-samāhitaḥ
with great attention and care.
Fasting and drinking only water, Citraketu for one week continuously chanted with great care and attention the mantra given by Nārada Muni.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Fasting and drinking only water, Citraketu for one week continuously chanted with great care and attention the mantra given by Nārada Muni.
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Personal Guidance
Fasting and drinking only water, Citraketu chanted the given mantra with care for a week. Intensity, focus, and brevity together can produce a vision.
Reflection Questions
- Where do I dilute my practice through length rather than concentrate through intensity?
- What week-long focus could I attempt?
My note
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