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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
4.5.14.5.3

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.5.2

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Maitreya Ṛṣisince 4.5.1inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

क्रुद्ध: सुदष्टौष्ठपुट: स धूर्जटि-

र्जटां तडिद्वह्निसटोग्ररोचिषम् ।

उत्कृत्य रुद्र: सहसोत्थितो हसन्

गम्भीरनादो विससर्ज तां भुवि ॥ २ ॥

kruddhaḥ sudaṣṭauṣṭha-puṭaḥ sa dhūr-jaṭir

jaṭāṁ taḍid-vahni-saṭogra-rociṣam

utkṛtya rudraḥ sahasotthito hasan

gambhīra-nādo visasarja tāṁ bhuvi

Translation

Thus Lord Śiva, being extremely angry, pressed his lips with his teeth and immediately snatched from his head a strand of hair which blazed like electricity or fire. He stood up at once, laughing like a madman, and dashed the hair to the ground.

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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.

Lord Śiva’s Anger Takes Visible Form

  1. 1

    Lord Śiva pressed his lips with his teeth in extreme anger.

  2. 2

    He pulled a strand of hair from his head that blazed like electricity or fire.

  3. 3

    He stood up immediately, laughing like a madman, and dashed the hair to the ground.

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. kruddhaḥvery angry
  2. su-daṣṭa-oṣṭha-puṭaḥpressing his lips with his teeth
  3. saḥhe (Lord Śiva)
  4. dhūḥ-jaṭiḥhaving a cluster of hair on his head
  5. jaṭāmone hair
  6. taḍitof electricity
  7. vahniof fire
  8. saṭāa flame
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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

Which details help me recognize the intensity of Lord Śiva’s anger?

Practice

Read the translation slowly and identify its three main actions.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayLord Śiva’s Anger Takes Visible FormThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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