Srimad Bhagavatam — Chaturtha Skandha, Shloka 17
Vīrabhadra Destroys Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
Dakṣa-yajña-vināśa
भृगुं बबन्ध मणिमान् वीरभद्र: प्रजापतिम् । चण्डेश: पूषणं देवं भगं नन्दीश्वरोऽग्रहीत् ॥ १७ ॥
bhṛguṁ babandha maṇimān vīrabhadraḥ prajāpatim caṇḍeśaḥ pūṣaṇaṁ devaṁ bhagaṁ nandīśvaro ’grahīt
湿婆的随从摩尼曼擒住了婆利古牟尼；黑猛的毗罗跋陀罗抓住了生主达克沙；名为旃提沙者拘押了普沙天神；难提伊湿伐罗则擒住了薄伽天神。
FAQs
This verse describes how Śiva’s chief attendants, led by Vīrabhadra, captured key participants of Dakṣa’s sacrifice—showing that a yajña performed with pride and offense invites ruin rather than auspiciousness.
They were among the prominent figures supporting Dakṣa’s sacrificial assembly where Lord Śiva was insulted; the verse narrates their capture as part of the retaliation carried out by Śiva’s followers under Vīrabhadra.
It warns that arrogance and disrespect toward saintly persons or sincere devotees can bring severe consequences; humility and honoring the divine in others protects one’s work from becoming spiritually empty.