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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
4.5.54.5.7

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.5.6

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Maitreya Ṛṣisince 4.5.5inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

अन्वीयमान: स तु रुद्रपार्षदै-

र्भृशं नदद्‌भिर्व्यनदत्सुभैरवम् ।

उद्यम्य शूलं जगदन्तकान्तकं

सम्प्राद्रवद् घोषणभूषणाङ्‌घ्रि: ॥ ६ ॥

anvīyamānaḥ sa tu rudra-pārṣadair

bhṛśaṁ nadadbhir vyanadat subhairavam

udyamya śūlaṁ jagad-antakāntakaṁ

samprādravad ghoṣaṇa-bhūṣaṇāṅghriḥ

Translation

Many other soldiers of Lord Śiva followed the fierce personality in a tumultuous uproar. He carried a great trident, fearful enough to kill even death, and on his legs he wore bangles which seemed to roar.

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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.

A Fearsome Force Advances

  1. 1

    Many of Lord Śiva’s soldiers followed the fierce personality with a tumultuous uproar.

  2. 2

    He carried a great trident described as fearful enough to kill even death.

  3. 3

    The bangles on his legs seemed to roar, adding to the terrifying sound.

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. anvīyamānaḥbeing followed
  2. saḥhe (Vīrabhadra)
  3. tubut
  4. rudra-pārṣadaiḥby the soldiers of Lord Śiva
  5. bhṛśamtumultuously
  6. nadadbhiḥroaring
  7. vyanadatsounded
  8. su-bhairavamvery fearful
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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

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 4.5

    In this verse: “fearful”, “death”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How do both sound and weaponry contribute to the force of this description?

Practice

Read the verse once more, paying particular attention to its descriptions of sound.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayA Fearsome Force AdvancesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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