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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.8.76

పఞ్చమే మాస్యనుప్రాప్తే జితశ్వాసో నృపాత్మజ: । ధ్యాయన్ బ్రహ్మ పదైకేన తస్థౌ స్థాణురివాచల: ॥ ౭౬ ॥
paṣcame māsy anuprāpte
[pashchame maasy anupraapte]
jita-śvāso nṛpātmajaḥ
[jita-shvaaso nripaatmajah]
dhyāyan brahma padaikena
[dhyaayan brahma padaikena]
tasthau sthāṇur ivācalaḥ
[tasthau sthaanur ivaachalah]
paṣcame — 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)
paṣcame māsy anuprāpte
paṣcame
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.
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.
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