Srimad Bhagavatam — Chaturtha Skandha, Shloka 5

Vīrabhadra Destroys Dakṣa’s Sacrifice

Dakṣa-yajña-vināśa

Devanagari script

आज्ञप्त एवं कुपितेन मन्युना स देवदेवं परिचक्रमे विभुम् । मेने तदात्मानमसङ्गरंहसा महीयसां तात सह: सहिष्णुम् ॥ ५ ॥

Transliteration

ājñapta evaṁ kupitena manyunā sa deva-devaṁ paricakrame vibhum mene tadātmānam asaṅga-raṁhasā mahīyasāṁ tāta sahaḥ sahiṣṇum

Translation

ଏଭଳି କ୍ରୋଧରେ ଆଜ୍ଞାପ୍ତ ହୋଇ ସେ ଦେବଦେବ ମହାବିଭୁ ରୁଦ୍ରଙ୍କୁ ପରିକ୍ରମା କଲା। ମହାପୁରୁଷମାନଙ୍କ ସହିଷ୍ଣୁତାକୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ସମ୍ମୁଖୀନ କରିପାରିବା ଅପ୍ରତିହତ ବେଗ ନିଜର ଅଛି ବୋଲି ସେ ଭାବିଲା।

Synonyms

• ājñaptaḥ: having been commanded
• ājñaptaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ājñap (आज्ञप् धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; ‘having been ordered/commanded’

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• kupitena: by the enraged
• kupitena: Hetu/Karaṇa (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kupita (कुपित कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; used with manyunā

• manyunā: by anger
• manyunā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manyu (मन्यु प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• deva-devam: the God of gods
• deva-devam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (देव) + deva (देव)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; कर्मधारय: ‘devānāṁ devaḥ’ (lord of gods)

• paricakrame: approached/went around
• paricakrame: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kram (क्रम् धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Singular, Ātmanepada; with prefix pari-

• vibhum: the all-powerful one
• vibhum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhu (विभु प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• mene: considered/thought
• mene: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: man (मन् धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Singular, Ātmanepada

• tad-ātmānam: him as his very self
• tad-ātmānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्) + ātman (आत्मन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘tasya ātmānam’ = ‘his very self’

• asaṅga-raṁhasā: with unimpeded speed
• asaṅga-raṁhasā: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: asaṅga (असङ्ग प्रातिपदिक) + raṁhas (रंहस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Singular; तत्पुरुष: ‘asaṅgena raṁhasā’ = ‘with unattached swiftness’

• mahīyasām: of the great ones
• mahīyasām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahīyas (महीयस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th), Plural; comparative ‘of the great’

• tāta: O dear (son)
• tāta: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāta (तात प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th), Singular (address)

• sahaḥ: endurance
• sahaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahas (सहस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; ‘endurance/strength’

• sahiṣṇum: the forbearing one
• sahiṣṇum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sah (सह् धातु)
• Form: Desiderative/agentive adjective (इष्णु-प्रत्यय), Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; ‘one who endures’

Characters & Entities

• Dakṣa
• Lord Śiva

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about anger and pride in spiritual life?

This verse shows how being “commanded” and driven by wrath leads one to act under false self-importance, a mindset that fuels offenses against exalted personalities.

Why is Lord Shiva called Devadeva and Vibhu in this verse?

He is addressed as Devadeva, the Lord of the demigods, and Vibhu, the all-powerful, highlighting his supreme position even when others approach him with envy or anger.

Practical application of tolerance (sahiṣṇutā) in modern life?

The verse contrasts the proud, angry mentality with the ideal of the truly great—those who remain tolerant; in practice, it means restraining reactive anger and honoring spiritually elevated people even in disagreement.