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.