SB 5.8 Text 1
Text
śrī-śuka uvāca
Synonyms
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca-Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; ekadā-once upon a time; tu-but; mahā-nadyām-in the great river known as Gaṇḍakī; kṛta-abhiṣeka-naiyamika-avaśyakaḥ-having taken a bath after finishing the daily external duties such as passing stool and urine and brushing the teeth; brahma-akṣaram-the praṇava-mantra (oṁ); abhigṛṇānaḥ-chanting; muhūrta-trayam-for three minutes; udaka-ante-on the bank of the river; upaviveśa-he sat down.
Translation
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: My dear King, one day, after finishing his morning duties-evacuating, urinating and bathing-Mahārāja Bharata sat down on the bank of the River Gaṇḍakī for a few minutes and began chanting his mantra, beginning with oṁkāra.
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