350 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 8

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trtiyam canayan masam
navame navame’hani
abbhaksa uttamaslokam
upadhdvat samadhina

trttyam—the third month; ca—also; dnayan—passing; mdsam—one
month; navame navame—on each ninth; ahani~—on the day; abbhaksah—
drinking water only; uttamaslokam—the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
who is worshiped by selected verses; upadhavat—worshiped; samadhina—
in trance.

TRANSLATION

On the third month he drank water only every nine days. Thus he
remained completely in trance and worshiped the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, who is adored by selected verses.

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caturtham api vai masam
dvadase dvadase *hani

vayu-bhakso jita-svaso
dhyayan devam adharayat

caturtham—fourth; api—also; vai—in that way; mdsam—the month;
dvadage dvadase—on the twelfth; ahani—day; vayu—air; bhaksah—eating;
jita-Svasah—controlling the breathing process; dhyayan—meditating;
devam—the Supreme Lord; adharayat — worshiped.

TRANSLATION

In the fourth month Dhruva Maharaja became a complete master of the
breathing exercise, and thus he inhaled air only every twelfth day. In this
way he became completely fixed in his position and worshiped the
Supreme Personality of Godhead.
