तत ऊर्ध्वं ब्रह्मचर्यं धार्यन्नजुहोत् प्रभु: । त्रयोदशाब्दसाहस्रमग्निहोत्रमखण्डितम् ॥ १८ ॥
tata urdhvam brahmacaryam dharyann ajuhot prabhuh trayodasabda-sahasram agnihotram akhanditam
- tatah
- thereafter
- urdhvam
- after mother Sita’s going into the earth
- brahmacaryam
- complete celibacy
- dharayan
- observing
- ajuhot
- performed a ritualistic ceremony and sacrifice
- prabhuh
- Lord Ramacandra
- trayodasa-abda-sahasram
- for thirteen thousand years
- agnihotram
- the sacrifice known as Agnihotra-yajna
- akhanditam
- without ceasing.
After mother Sita entered the earth, Lord Ramacandra observed complete celibacy and performed an uninterrupted Agnihotra-yajna for thirteen thousand years.