ŚB 9.2.10
Devanagari
एवं शप्तस्तु गुरुणा प्रत्यगृह्णात् कृताञ्जलि: ।
अधारयद् व्रतं वीर ऊर्ध्वरेता मुनिप्रियम् ॥ १० ॥
अधारयद् व्रतं वीर ऊर्ध्वरेता मुनिप्रियम् ॥ १० ॥
Verse text
evaṁ śaptas tu guruṇā
pratyagṛhṇāt kṛtāñjaliḥ
adhārayad vrataṁ vīra
ūrdhva-retā muni-priyam
pratyagṛhṇāt kṛtāñjaliḥ
adhārayad vrataṁ vīra
ūrdhva-retā muni-priyam
Synonyms
evam — in this way; śaptaḥ — having been cursed; tu — but; guruṇā — by his spiritual master; pratyagṛhṇāt — he (Pṛṣadhra) accepted; kṛta-añjaliḥ — with folded hands; adhārayat — took up, assumed; vratam — the vow of brahmacarya; vīraḥ — that hero; ūrdhva-retāḥ — having controlled his senses; muni-priyam — which is approved by the great sages.
Translation
When the hero Pṛṣadhra was thus cursed by his spiritual master, he accepted the curse with folded hands. Then, having controlled his senses, he took the vow of brahmacarya, which is approved by all great sages.