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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
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Canto 4 · Chapter 5: Frustration of the Sacrifice of Dakṣa
4.5.144.5.16

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.5.15

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Conjecturing on the origin of the storm, theysince 4.5.8inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

रुरुजुर्यज्ञपात्राणि तथैकेऽग्नीननाशयन् ।

कुण्डेष्वमूत्रयन् केचिद्‌बिभिदुर्वेदिमेखला: ॥ १५ ॥

rurujur yajña-pātrāṇi

tathaike ’gnīn anāśayan

kuṇḍeṣv amūtrayan kecid

bibhidur vedi-mekhalāḥ

Translation

They broke all the pots made for use in the sacrifice, and some of them began to extinguish the sacrificial fire. Some tore down the boundary line of the sacrificial arena, and some passed urine on the arena.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Sacrificial Arrangements Are Ruined

  1. 1

    The attackers broke all the pots prepared for use in the sacrifice.

  2. 2

    Some began extinguishing the sacrificial fire, while others tore down the arena’s boundary line.

  3. 3

    Some passed urine on the arena, defiling the place of sacrifice.

How it feels

Humiliation and anger → Reconciliation. Relational offense leads to grief and destruction before restoration.

Chapters 1–7 of Canto 4: Dakṣa, Satī and Śiva. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 5: Frustration of the Sacrifice of Dakṣa

Lord Śiva’s soldiers destroy Dakṣa’s sacrificial arena, and Vīrabhadra beheads Dakṣa.

Back to this verse in chapter 4.5
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. rurujuḥbroke
  2. yajña-pātrāṇithe pots used in the sacrifice
  3. tathāso
  4. ekesome
  5. agnīnthe sacrificial fires
  6. anāśayanextinguished
  7. kuṇḍeṣuon the sacrificial arenas
  8. amūtrayanpassed urine
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How carefully do I treat places and objects set aside for worship?

Practice

Clean or carefully arrange one item or small space used for worship today.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Sacrificial Arrangements Are RuinedThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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