SB 6.16.27
चित्रकेतुस्तु तां विद्यां यथा नारदभाषिताम् ।
धारयामास सप्ताहमब्भक्ष: सुसमाहित: ॥ २७ ॥
धारयामास सप्ताहमब्भक्ष: सुसमाहित: ॥ २७ ॥
citraketus tu tāṁ vidyāṁ
yathā nārada-bhāṣitām
dhārayām āsa saptāham
ab-bhakṣaḥ susamāhitaḥ
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.