118 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 11

Ramacandra; trayodasa-abda-sdhasram—for thirteen thousand years;
agnihotram—the sacrifice known as Agnihotra-yajiia; akhanditam
—without ceasing.

TRANSLATION

After mother Sita entered the earth, Lord Ramacandra observed
complete celibacy and performed an uninterrupted Agnihotra-
yajna for thirteen thousand years.

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wat ae Aerer Ag coeHAeA: |
AUIS TH AASTATTA TA? 12S

smaratam hrdi vinyasya
viddham dandaka-kantakaih

sva-pada-pallavam rama
dtma-jyotir agat tatah

smaratam—of persons who always think of Him; hrdi—in the core of
the heart; vinyasya—placing; viddham—pierced; dandaka-kantakaih
—by thorns in the forest of Dandakaranya (while Lord Ramacandra was
living there); sva-pdéda-pallavam—the petals of His lotus feet; raémah—
Lord Ramacandra; dtma-jyotih—the rays of His bodily luster, known as
the brahmajyoti; agat—entered; tatah—beyond the brahmajyoti, or in
His own Vaikuntha planet.

TRANSLATION

After completing the sacrifice, Lord Ramacandra, whose lotus
feet were sometimes pierced by thorns when He lived in
Dandakaranya, placed those lotus feet in the hearts of those who
always think of Him. Then He entered His own abode, the
Vaikuntha planet beyond the brahmajyoti.

PURPORT

The lotus feet of the Lord are always a subject matter for meditation
for devotees. Sometimes when Lord Ramacandra wandered in the forest
