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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.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 4 · Chapter 6: Brahmā Satisfies Lord Śiva
4.6.494.6.51

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.6.50

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Brahmāsince 4.6.42inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

कुर्वध्वरस्योद्धरणं हतस्य भो:

त्वयासमाप्तस्य मनो प्रजापते: ।

न यत्र भागं तव भागिनो ददु:

कुयाजिनो येन मखो निनीयते ॥ ५० ॥

kurv adhvarasyoddharaṇaṁ hatasya bhoḥ

tvayāsamāptasya mano prajāpateḥ

na yatra bhāgaṁ tava bhāgino daduḥ

kuyājino yena makho ninīyate

Translation

My dear Lord Śiva, you are a shareholder of a portion of the sacrifice, and you are the giver of the result. The bad priests did not deliver your share, and therefore you destroyed everything, and the sacrifice remains unfinished. Now you can do the needful and take your rightful share.

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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.

Restore the Unfinished Sacrifice

  1. 1

    Lord Śiva is entitled to a portion of the sacrifice and is described as the giver of its result.

  2. 2

    The priests failed to deliver his share, and he destroyed the sacrifice. It therefore remained unfinished.

  3. 3

    Lord Śiva is now requested to do what is needed to restore the sacrifice and accept his rightful share.

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 6: Brahmā Satisfies Lord Śiva

Brahmā and the demigods approach Lord Śiva, asking him to show mercy.

Back to this verse in chapter 4.6
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. kurujust execute
  2. adhvarasyaof the sacrifice
  3. uddharaṇamcomplete regularly
  4. hatasyakilled
  5. bhoḥO
  6. tvayāby you
  7. asamāptasyaof the unfinished sacrifice
  8. manoO Lord Śiva
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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

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Is there an unfinished shared task where acknowledging someone's rightful part could help restore cooperation?

Practice

Take one small step to repair an omission in a shared task, giving due recognition to someone involved.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRestore the Unfinished SacrificeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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