Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 27
Parīkṣit’s Inquiry into Vṛtrāsura’s Bhakti and the Beginning of Citraketu’s Trial
श्रीशुक उवाच इत्यर्थित: स भगवान् कृपालुर्ब्रह्मण: सुत: । श्रपयित्वा चरुं त्वाष्ट्रं त्वष्टारमयजद्विभु: ॥ २७ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca ity arthitaḥ sa bhagavān kṛpālur brahmaṇaḥ sutaḥ śrapayitvā caruṁ tvāṣṭraṁ tvaṣṭāram ayajad vibhuḥ
Шри Шука сказал: На такую просьбу милостивый Ангира-риши, рожденный из ума Господа Брахмы, будучи личностью великой силы, велел приготовить тваштра-чару и совершил жертвоприношение, вознося подношения Тваште.
FAQs
This verse shows a dharmic yajña being performed with the proper oblation (caru) to propitiate the intended deity (Tvaṣṭā), indicating that ritual acts are carried out with specific intent and procedure.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī is speaking. In the narrative he describes how, after being requested, the son of Brahmā arranges a sacrifice and offers the cooked caru specifically for Tvaṣṭā, following the purpose of that rite.
Undertake spiritual or religious duties with clarity of purpose, correct method, and compassion—doing the right act in the right way, rather than acting carelessly or impulsively.