# SB 6.16.27 > चित्रकेतुस्तु तां विद्यां यथा नारदभाषिताम > धारयामास सप्ताहमब्भक्षः सुसमाहितः ॥२७॥ ## Text > citraketus tu tāṁ vidyāṁ > yathā nārada-bhāṣitām > dhārayām āsa saptāham > ab-bhakṣaḥ susamāhitaḥ ## Synonyms *citraketuḥ*—King Citraketu; *tu*—indeed; *tām*—that; *vidyām*—transcendental knowledge; *yathā*—just as; *nārada-bhāṣitām*—instructed by the great sage Nārada; *dhārayām āsa*—chanted; *sapta-aham*—continuously for one week; *ap-bhakṣaḥ*—only drinking water; *su-samāhitaḥ*—with great attention and care. ## Translation **Fasting and drinking only water, Citraketu for one week continuously chanted with great care and attention the mantra given by Nārada Muni.**