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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.30.45

ततोऽग्निमारुतौ राजन्नमुञ्चन्मुखतो रुषा । महीं निर्वीरुधं कर्तुं संवर्तक इवात्यये ॥ ४५ ॥
tato ’gni-mārutau rājann
[tato ’gni-maarutau raajann]
amuñcan mukhato ruṣā
[amunchan mukhato rushaa]
mahīṁ nirvīrudhaṁ kartuṁ
[maheem nirveerudham kartum]
saṁvartaka ivātyaye
[samvartaka ivaatyaye]
Word-for-word
tataḥ — thereafter agni — fire mārutau — and air rājan — O King amuñcan — they emitted mukhataḥ — from their mouths ruṣā — out of anger mahīm — the earth nirvīrudham — treeless kartum — to make saṁvartakaḥ — the fire of devastation iva — like atyaye — at the time of devastation.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tato ’gni-mārutau rājann
tataḥ
thereafter
agni
fire
mārutau
and air
rājan
O King
amuñcan mukhato ruṣā
amuñcan
they emitted
mukhataḥ
from their mouths
ruṣā
out of anger
mahīṁ nirvīrudhaṁ kartuṁ
mahīm
the earth
nirvīrudham
treeless
kartum
to make
saṁvartaka ivātyaye
saṁvartakaḥ
the fire of devastation
iva
like
atyaye
at the time of devastation.
My dear King, at the time of devastation, Lord Śiva emits fire and air from his mouth out of anger. To make the surface of the earth completely treeless, the Pracetās also emitted fire and air from their mouths.
Purport

In this verse Vidura is addressed as rājan, which means “O King.” In this regard, Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura comments that a dhīra never becomes angry because he is always situated in devotional service. Advanced devotees can control their senses; therefore a devotee can be addressed as rājan. A king controls and rules in various ways among citizens; similarly, one who can control his senses is the king of his senses. He is a svāmī or gosvāmī. The svāmīs and gosvāmīs are therefore sometimes addressed as mahārāja, or king.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O King! In great anger, they then released fire and air from their mouths in order to make the earth treeless. It was like the fire of devastation at the end of the universe. Maitreya addresses Vidura as a king because he has no anger, since he reigns (rāj) by bhakti.
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Personal Guidance
Like Śiva at devastation, the Pracetās emitted fire and air from their mouths to clear the earth of trees. Saintly anger, properly channeled, is itself a destructive force for cleansing.
Reflection Questions
  • Where could appropriately channeled anger destroy what needs destroying?
  • What discipline allows me to use anger this way without poisoning myself?
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