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चतुर्थमपि वै मासं द्वादशे द्वादशेऽहनि ।
वायुभक्षो जितश्वासो ध्यायन्देवमधारयत् ॥ ७५ ॥
caturtham api vai māsaṁ
dvādaśe dvādaśe ’hani
vāyu-bhakṣo jita-śvāso
dhyāyan devam adhārayat

Synonyms

caturthamfourth; apialso; vaiin that way; māsamthe month; dvādaśe dvādaśeon the twelfth; ahaniday; vāyuair; bhakṣaḥeating; jita-śvāsaḥcontrolling the breathing process; dhyāyanmeditating; devamthe Supreme Lord; adhārayatworshiped.

Translation

In the fourth month Dhruva Mahārāja 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.