# SB 4.8.76 > पञ्चमे मास्यनुप्राप्ते जितश्वासो नृपात्मजः । > ध्यायन्ब्रह्म पदैकेन तस्थौ स्थाणुरिवाचलः ॥७६॥ ## Text > pañcame māsy anuprāpte > jita-śvāso nṛpātmajaḥ > dhyāyan brahma padaikena > tasthau sthāṇur ivācalaḥ ## Synonyms *pañcame*—in the fifth; *māsi*—in the month; *anuprāpte*—being situated; *jita-śvāsaḥ*—and still controlling the breathing; *nṛpa-ātmajaḥ*—the son of the King; *dhyāyan*—meditating; *brahma*—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; *padā ekena*—with one leg; *tasthau*—stood; *sthāṇuḥ*—just like a column; *iva*—like; *acalaḥ*—without movement. ## Translation **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.**