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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 9 · Chapter 4: Ambarīṣa Mahārāja Offended by Durvāsā Muni
9.4.79.4.9

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.4.8

Manvantara· The Manus and right duty
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The father of Nābhāgasince 9.4.8inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

यज्ञवास्तुगतं सर्वमुच्छिष्टमृषय: क्‍वचित् ।

चक्रुर्हि भागं रुद्राय स देव: सर्वमर्हति ॥ ८ ॥

yajña-vāstu-gataṁ sarvam

ucchiṣṭam ṛṣayaḥ kvacit

cakrur hi bhāgaṁ rudrāya

sa devaḥ sarvam arhati

Translation

The father of Nābhāga said: Whatever the great sages sacrificed in the arena of the Dakṣa-yajña, they offered to Lord Śiva as his share. Therefore, everything in the sacrificial arena certainly belongs to Lord Śiva.

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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.

Recognize the Rightful Share

  1. 1

    Nābhāga’s father explained what the great sages had offered in the arena of the Dakṣa-yajña.

  2. 2

    They had offered those things to Lord Śiva as his share.

  3. 3

    His father therefore concluded that everything in the sacrificial arena belonged to Lord Śiva.

How it feels

Peril and anger → Faith and mercy. The contrast between pride and steadiness becomes clear.

Chapters 4–5 of Canto 9: Ambarīṣa's devotion and Durvāsā's anger. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 4: Ambarīṣa Mahārāja Offended by Durvāsā Muni

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

When Nābhāga returned home, his brothers bestowed upon him their father as his share, but when Nābhāga went to his father and told him about the dealings of the brothers, his father informed him that this was cheating and advised him that for his livelihood he should go to the sacrificial arena and describe two mantras to be chanted there.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 9.4
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. yajña-vāstu-gatamthings belonging to the sacrificial arena
  2. sarvameverything
  3. ucchiṣṭamremnants
  4. ṛṣayaḥthe great sages
  5. kvacitsometimes, in the Dakṣa-yajña
  6. cakruḥdid so
  7. hiindeed
  8. bhāgamshare
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Manvantara · The change of Manus

    What gives human life its right direction? · Subject 6 of 10

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 9.4

    In this verse: “father”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I respect what has already been set aside for someone else?

Practice

Check whether something you plan to use has already been reserved for another person.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRecognize the Rightful ShareThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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