तितिक्षुर्यतवाग्दान्त ऊर्ध्वरेता जितानिल: । आरिराधयिषु: कृष्णमचरत्तप उत्तमम् ॥ ७ ॥
titiksur yata-vag danta urdhva-reta jitanilah ariradhayisuh krsnam acarat tapa uttamam
- titiksuh
- tolerating
- yata
- controlling
- vak
- words
- dantah
- controlling the senses
- urdhva-retah
- without discharge of semen
- jita-anilah
- controlling the life air
- ariradhayisuh
- simply desiring
- krsnam
- Lord Krsna
- acarat
- practice
- tapah
- austerities
- uttamam
- the best.
Maharaja Prthu underwent all these severe austerities in order to control his words and his senses, to refrain from discharging his semen and to control the life air within his body. All this he did for the satisfaction of Krsna. He had no other purpose.