# SB 9.11.18 > तत ऊर्ध्वं ब्रह्मचर्यं धार्यन्नजुहोत्प्रभुः > त्रयोदशाब्दसाहस्रमग्निहोत्रमखण्डितम ॥१८॥ ## Text > tata ūrdhvaṁ brahmacaryaṁ > dhāryann ajuhot prabhuḥ > trayodaśābda-sāhasram > agnihotram akhaṇḍitam ## Synonyms *tataḥ*—thereafter; *ūrdhvam*—after mother Sītā's going into the earth; *brahmacaryam*—complete celibacy; *dhārayan*—observing; *ajuhot*—performed a ritualistic ceremony and sacrifice; *prabhuḥ*—Lord Rāmacandra; *trayodaśa-abda-sāhasram*—for thirteen thousand years; *agnihotram*—the sacrifice known as Agnihotra-yajña; *akhaṇḍitam*—without ceasing. ## Translation **After mother Sītā entered the earth, Lord Rāmacandra observed complete celibacy and performed an uninterrupted Agnihotra-yajña for thirteen thousand years.**