SB 9.11.18
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 18
- tata ūrdhvaṁ brahmacaryaṁ
- dhāryann ajuhot prabhuḥ
- trayodaśābda-sāhasram
- agnihotram akhaṇḍitam
SYNONYMS
tataḥ—thereafter; ūrdhvam—after mother Sītā's going into the earth; brahmacaryam—complete celibacy; dhārayan—observing; ajuhot—performed a ritualistic ceremony and sacrifice; prabhuḥ—Lord Rāmacandra; trayodaśa-abda-sāhasram—for thirteen thousand years; agnihotram—the sacrifice known as Agnihotra-yajña; akhaṇḍitam—without ceasing.
TRANSLATION
After mother Sītā entered the earth, Lord Rāmacandra observed complete celibacy and performed an uninterrupted Agnihotra-yajña for thirteen thousand years.