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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?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
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Canto 4 · Chapter 5: Frustration of the Sacrifice of Dakṣa
4.5.154.5.17

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.5.16

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

अबाधन्त मुनीनन्ये एके पत्नीरतर्जयन् ।

अपरे जगृहुर्देवान् प्रत्यासन्नान् पलायितान् ॥ १६ ॥

abādhanta munīn anye

eke patnīr atarjayan

apare jagṛhur devān

pratyāsannān palāyitān

Translation

Some blocked the way of the fleeing sages, some threatened the women assembled there, and some arrested the demigods who were fleeing the pandal.

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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.

Those Fleeing Face Threats and Arrest

  1. 1

    Some attackers blocked the way of the fleeing sages.

  2. 2

    Others threatened the women assembled at the sacrifice.

  3. 3

    Some arrested the demigods who were fleeing the pandal.

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. abādhantablocked the way
  2. munīnthe sages
  3. anyeothers
  4. ekesome
  5. patnīḥthe women
  6. atarjayanthreatened
  7. apareothers
  8. jagṛhuḥarrested
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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 do I respond when someone near me feels afraid or threatened?

Practice

In one tense interaction today, choose gentle words rather than threatening ones.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThose Fleeing Face Threats and ArrestThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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