Canto 9, Chapter 11

Chapter 11

Verse 18 (SB 9.11.18)
SB 9.11.18 • मूल श्लोक

तत ऊर्ध्वं ब्रह्मचर्यं धार्यन्नजुहोत् प्रभु: । त्रयोदशाब्दसाहस्रमग्निहोत्रमखण्डितम् ॥ १८ ॥

Transliteration

tata ūrdhvaṁ brahmacaryaṁ dhāryann ajuhot prabhuḥ trayodaśābda-sāhasram agnihotram akhaṇḍitam

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

tataḥ — thereafter; ūrdhvam — after mother Sītā’s going into the earth; brahmacaryam — complete celibacy; dhārayan — observing; ajuhot — performed a ritualistic ceremony and sacrifice; prabhuḥ — Lord Rāmacandra; trayodaśa-abda-sāhasram — for thirteen thousand years; agnihotram — the sacrifice known as Agnihotra-yajña; akhaṇḍitam — without ceasing.

Translation

“After mother Sītā entered the earth, Lord Rāmacandra observed complete celibacy and performed an uninterrupted Agnihotra-yajña for thirteen thousand years.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda