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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 6: Brahmā Satisfies Lord Śiva
4.6.524.7.1

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.6.53

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

एष ते रुद्र भागोऽस्तु यदुच्छिष्टोऽध्वरस्य वै ।

यज्ञस्ते रुद्रभागेन कल्पतामद्य यज्ञहन् ॥ ५३ ॥

eṣa te rudra bhāgo ’stu

yad-ucchiṣṭo ’dhvarasya vai

yajñas te rudra bhāgena

kalpatām adya yajña-han

Translation

O destroyer of the sacrifice, please take your portion of the sacrifice and let the sacrifice be completed by your grace.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Please Kṛṣṇa Through Saṅkīrtana

  1. 1

    The purpose of sacrifice is to please the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Work for His satisfaction is yajña; work for personal sense gratification brings material bondage.

  2. 2

    Dakṣa withheld Lord Śiva's share of prasāda out of envy. Lord Brahmā pacified Śiva, assured him of his share and asked him to repair the destruction so the sacrifice could be completed.

  3. 3

    In Kali-yuga, costly Vedic sacrifices are not practical, so the recommended sacrifice is chanting the holy names and distributing prasāda. By pleasing Kṛṣṇa, one automatically satisfies all the demigods.

Key points from the purport
  • Lord Śiva is one of the demigods, so naturally he also expected his share of the prasāda from the yajña.
  • Thus Dakṣa, being the father of mankind, was performing yajña, and Lord Śiva expected his share.
  • This yajña will satisfy all the demigods, and thus there will be peace and prosperity in the world.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

Connected verses· 3

The purport of SB 4.6.53 quotesBG 3.9

That is explained in Bhagavad-gītā (3.9): yajñārthāt karmaṇo ’nyatra loko ’yaṁ karma-bandhanaḥ.

The purport of SB 4.6.53 quotesBG 3.11

In Bhagavad-gītā (3.11) it is said that all the demigods are satisfied when one performs yajña.

The purport of SB 4.6.53 quotesSB 11.5.32

Therefore in this age it is recommended, yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtana-prāyair yajanti hi sumedhasaḥ.

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

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. eṣaḥthis
  2. teyour
  3. rudraO Lord Śiva
  4. bhāgaḥportion
  5. astulet it be
  6. yatwhatever
  7. ucchiṣṭaḥis the remainder
  8. adhvarasyaof the sacrifice
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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

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 4.6

    In this verse: “sense gratification”, “material”

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 4.6

    In this verse: “grace”

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 4.6

    In this verse: “chanting”

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

How can you make pleasing Kṛṣṇa, rather than personal enjoyment, the aim of today's activities?

Practice

Set aside a few minutes to chant Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare.

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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.

The purport quotesSB 11.5.32

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 4.6's connections

Live this todayPlease Kṛṣṇa Through SaṅkīrtanaThis 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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