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

असह्य तेजाने दिप्त, क्रोधाने भरलेला, पाहण्यासही दुर्धर्ष असा तो महाकाय कृष्ण पुरुष भयानक दात दाखवू लागला. भुवया हलविताच त्याने आकाशातील तेजस्वी मंडळे विखुरली व आपल्या तीक्ष्ण तेजाने झाकली; असा कोपलेला विधाता असता कोणाचे कल्याण होईल?

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.