Śrīmad Bhāgavatam Class

SB 4.8.73-78

May 28, 2019

Ramananda Dasa

May 28, 2019
SB 4.8.73 In the second month Dhruva Mahārāja ate only every six days, and for his eatables he took dry grass and leaves. Thus he continued his worship.
SB 4.8.74 In the third month he drank water only every nine days. Thus he remained completely in trance and worshiped the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is adored by selected verses.
SB 4.8.75 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.
SB 4.8.76 By the fifth month, Mahārāja Dhruva, the son of the King, had controlled his breathing so perfectly that he was able to stand on only one leg, just as a column stands, without motion, and concentrate his mind fully on the Parabrahman.
SB 4.8.77 He completely controlled his senses and their objects, and in this way he fixed his mind, without diversion to anything else, upon the form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
SB 4.8.78 When Dhruva Mahārāja thus captured the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the refuge of the total material creation and who is the master of all living entities, the three worlds began to tremble.

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Ramananda Dasa

Ramananda Dasa

Los Angeles, California

Ramananda dasa joined the Los Angeles temple in June 1974 at the age of 16; received first initiation from Srila Prabhupada in Chicago, June 1975; and received second initiation in Detroit July 1976. He has served as president of New Navadvipa Dhama, ISKCON Hawaii in years 1996, 2000, 2009. He has also served in ISKCON Seattle and ISKCON Philadelphia. Since 2009 he and his wife Yugala Rasa resides on the Big Island of Hawaii and serves as webmaster on various sites including e-sanga.org.  He also does vedic ceremonies such as the vivaha ceremony.  

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