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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.12.7

धिया निगृह्यमाणोऽपि भ्रुवोर्मध्यात्प्रजापते: । सद्योऽजायत तन्मन्यु: कुमारो नीललोहित: ॥ ७ ॥
dhiyā nigṛhyamāṇo ’pi
[dhiyaa nigrihyamaano ’pi]
bhruvor madhyāt prajāpateḥ
[bhruvor madhyaat prajaapateh]
sadyo ’jāyata tan-manyuḥ
[sadyo ’jaayata tan-manyuh]
kumāro nīla-lohitaḥ
[kumaaro neela-lohitah]
Word-for-word
dhiyā — by intelligence nigṛhyamāṇaḥ — being controlled api — in spite of bhruvoḥ — of the eyebrows madhyāt — from between prajāpateḥ — of Brahmā sadyaḥ — at once ajāyata — generated tat — his manyuḥ — anger kumāraḥ — a child nīla-lohitaḥ — mixture of blue and red.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
dhiyā nigṛhyamāṇo ’pi
dhiyā
by intelligence
nigṛhyamāṇaḥ
being controlled
bhruvor madhyāt prajāpateḥ
api
in spite of
bhruvoḥ
of the eyebrows
sadyo ’jāyata tan-manyuḥ
madhyāt
from between
prajāpateḥ
of Brahmā
sadyaḥ
at once
ajāyata
generated
kumāro nīla-lohitaḥ
tat
his
manyuḥ
anger
kumāraḥ
a child
nīla-lohitaḥ
mixture of blue and red.
Although he tried to curb his anger, it came out from between his eyebrows, and a child mixed blue and red was immediately generated.
Purport

The face of anger is the same whether exhibited due to ignorance or knowledge. Although Brahmā tried to curb his anger, he could not do so, even though he is the supreme being. Such anger in its true color came from between the eyebrows of Brahmā as Rudra, in a mixed color of blue (ignorance) and red (passion), because anger is the product of passion and ignorance.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Brahmā brought himself and his anger under control by his intelligence, but from his brow suddenly appeared a child with a blue and red complexion. Just as vidyā destroys avidyā, sometimes avidyā destroys vidyā. To show this, anger or tāmisra, the chief aspect of avidyā, makes its appearance as Rudra from Brahmā, who previously produced vidyā (as the Kumāras). Tan-manyuḥ means “The anger of Brahmā was brought under control by his intelligence,” or “Brahmā and his anger were brought under control by his intelligence.” Blue and red are the colors which represent anger.
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The cosmology here is not abstract scenery — it locates the reader inside a vast, intelligent order. Seeing your tiny role in this design quietly cools the urge to make yourself the centre.
Reflection Questions
  • How does it change your day to remember the universe was not built around your preferences?
  • Which 'cosmic' problem are you trying to solve when your actual task is just to play your small part well?
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