नैतत्पूर्वर्षयश्चक्रुर्न करिष्यन्ति चापरे । निरम्बुर्धारयेत्प्राणान् को वै दिव्यसमा: शतम् ॥ १९ ॥
naitat purvarsayas cakrur na karisyanti capare nirambur dharayet pranan ko vai divya-samah satam
- na
- not
- etat
- this
- purva-rsayah
- the sages before you, such as Bhrgu
- cakruh
- executed
- na
- nor
- karisyanti
- will execute
- ca
- also
- apare
- others
- nirambuh
- without drinking water
- dharayet
- can sustain
- pranan
- the life air
- kah
- who
- vai
- indeed
- divya-samah
- celestial years
- satam
- one hundred.
Even saintly persons like Bhrgu, born previously, could not perform such severe austerities, nor will anyone in the future be able to do so. Who within these three worlds can sustain his life without even drinking water for one hundred celestial years?