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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 4 · Chapter 5: Frustration of the Sacrifice of Dakṣa
4.5.184.5.20

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.5.19

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

जुह्वत: स्रुवहस्तस्य श्मश्रूणि भगवान् भव: ।

भृगोर्लुलुञ्चे सदसि योऽहसच्छ्‌मश्रु दर्शयन् ॥ १९ ॥

juhvataḥ sruva-hastasya

śmaśrūṇi bhagavān bhavaḥ

bhṛgor luluñce sadasi

yo ’hasac chmaśru darśayan

Translation

Vīrabhadra tore off the mustache of Bhṛgu, who was offering the sacrificial oblations with his hands in the fire.

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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.

Bhṛgu Is Attacked During the Offering

  1. 1

    Bhṛgu was offering sacrificial oblations in the fire.

  2. 2

    Vīrabhadra attacked him while he was engaged in the offering.

  3. 3

    Vīrabhadra tore off Bhṛgu’s mustache.

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. juhvataḥoffering sacrificial oblations
  2. sruva-hastasyawith the sacrificial ladle in his hand
  3. śmaśrūṇithe mustache
  4. bhagavānthe possessor of all opulences
  5. bhavaḥVīrabhadra
  6. bhṛgoḥof Bhṛgu Muni
  7. luluñcetore out
  8. sadasiin the midst of the assembly
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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

What do I notice about the contrast between Bhṛgu’s offering and Vīrabhadra’s attack?

Practice

Reread this brief translation and note both the act of sacrifice and the act of violence.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 4.5's connections

Live this todayBhṛgu Is Attacked During the OfferingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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