Srimad Bhagavatam — Chaturtha Skandha, Shloka 11

Vīrabhadra Destroys Dakṣa’s Sacrifice

Dakṣa-yajña-vināśa

Devanagari script

अमर्षयित्वा तमसह्यतेजसं मन्युप्लुतं दुर्निरीक्ष्यं भ्रुकुट्या । करालदंष्ट्राभिरुदस्तभागणं स्यात्स्वस्ति किं कोपयतो विधातु: ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

amarṣayitvā tam asahya-tejasaṁ manyu-plutaṁ durnirīkṣyaṁ bhru-kuṭyā karāla-daṁṣṭrābhir udasta-bhāgaṇaṁ syāt svasti kiṁ kopayato vidhātuḥ

Translation

Jener riesenhafte schwarze Mann, von unerträglichem Glanz, von Zorn überflutet und kaum anzusehen, fletschte schreckliche Zähne. Mit dem Spiel seiner Brauen zerstreute er die Himmelslichter und verhüllte sie mit seinem durchdringenden Strahlen; wenn der Schöpfer erzürnt ist, wessen Heil kann bestehen?

Synonyms

• amarṣayitvā: not enduring
• amarṣayitvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: a-√marṣ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा), 'not tolerating/being unable to endure'

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म) (object of amarṣayitvā / implied)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Dvitīyā Ekavacana

• asahya-tejasam: of unbearable radiance
• asahya-tejasam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of tam
• Type: Adjective
• Root: asahya (प्रातिपदिक) + tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Dvitīyā Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: 'asahyaṁ tejaḥ yasya' (of unbearable splendor)

• manyu-plutam: overwhelmed with wrath
• manyu-plutam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of tam
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manyu (प्रातिपदिक) + pluta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Dvitīyā Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: 'manyunā plutam' (flooded with anger)

• durnirīkṣyam: hard to behold
• durnirīkṣyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of tam
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dur (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + nirīkṣya (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Dvitīyā Ekavacana; 'durnirīkṣya' = hard to look at

• bhru-kuṭyā: with a frown
• bhru-kuṭyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhru (प्रातिपदिक) + kuṭi/kuṭī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā (तृतीया) Ekavacana; instrument: 'with a frown/knitting of brows'

• karāla-daṁṣṭrābhiḥ: with terrible fangs
• karāla-daṁṣṭrābhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karāla (प्रातिपदिक) + daṁṣṭrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā Bahuvacana; 'karālāḥ daṁṣṭrāḥ' (terrible fangs)

• udasta-bhāgaṇam: with the sacrificial portions thrown away/ruined
• udasta-bhāgaṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of implied 'yajñam' or of tam (as agent of ruin) per context
• Type: Adjective
• Root: udasta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + bhāgaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Dvitīyā Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: 'udastaṁ bhāgaṇaṁ yena' / 'udasta-bhāgaṇam' = having the shares/portions cast away (i.e., ruined sacrifice)

• syāt: could there be / may there be
• syāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्, optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana

• svasti: well-being; auspiciousness
• svasti: Prayojana/Āśīḥ (आशीः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svasti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; maṅgala-nipāta (benedictive/interjection)

• kim: what?; whether
• kim: Praśna (प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Interrogative particle (nipāta) used as question

• kopayataḥ: of the one being provoked/angered
• kopayataḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kup (धातु) causative stem kopaya (णिच्)
• Form: Śatṛ-kṛdanta (present active participle) in genitive: Puṁliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī Ekavacana; 'of (him) who is angering/being angered' (context: being provoked)

• vidhātuḥ: of the creator/ordainer (Brahmā)
• vidhātuḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध) with kopayataḥ
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī Ekavacana

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about the danger of anger (krodha)?

This verse portrays anger as so overpowering that it destroys auspiciousness and makes even a great authority terrifying—warning that wrath eclipses good fortune and right judgment.

Why is Brahmā called 'Vidhātā' (the creator) in this verse?

The verse highlights Brahmā’s role as the cosmic arranger; if even such an administrator becomes enraged, the situation is viewed as extremely inauspicious.

How can this teaching be applied in modern life?

Treat anger as a spiritual and practical emergency: pause, step back from reactive speech, and restore clarity—because uncontrolled rage quickly ruins relationships, merit, and peace.