SB 6.16.27 • मूल श्लोक

चित्रकेतुस्तु तां विद्यां यथा नारदभाषिताम् । धारयामास सप्ताहमब्भक्ष: सुसमाहित: ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

citraketus tu tāṁ vidyāṁ yathā nārada-bhāṣitām dhārayām āsa saptāham ab-bhakṣaḥ susamāhitaḥ

Synonyms (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.

Translation

“Fasting and drinking only water, Citraketu for one week continuously chanted with great care and attention the mantra given by Nārada Muni.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda