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  "name":"SB 6.16.27",
  "h1":"SB 6.16.27",
  "label":"Text 27",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.16.27",
  "description":"Fasting and drinking only water, Citraketu for one week continuously chanted with great care and attention the mantra given by Nārada Muni."

} —

SB 6.16.27

Text

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

Synonyms

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.