SB 4.5.15 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.5.15

रुरुजुर्यज्ञपात्राणि तथैकेऽग्नीननाशयन् । कुण्डेष्वमूत्रयन् केचिद्‌बिभिदुर्वेदिमेखला: ॥ १५ ॥

rurujur yajña-pātrāṇi

[rurujur yajna-paatraani]

tathaike ’gnīn anāśayan

[tathaike ’gneen anaashayan]

kuṇḍeṣv amūtrayan kecid

[kundeshv amootrayan kechid]

bibhidur vedi-mekhalāḥ

[bibhidur vedi-mekhalaah]

Word-for-word

rurujuḥ — broke yajña-pātrāṇi — the pots used in the sacrifice tathā — so eke — some agnīn — the sacrificial fires anāśayan — extinguished kuṇḍeṣu — on the sacrificial arenas amūtrayan — passed urine kecit — some bibhiduḥ — tore down vedi-mekhalāḥ — the boundary lines of the sacrificial arena.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

rurujur yajña-pātrāṇi

rurujuḥ

broke

yajña-pātrāṇi

the pots used in the sacrifice

tathaike ’gnīn anāśayan

tathā

kuṇḍeṣv amūtrayan kecid

bibhidur vedi-mekhalāḥ

eke

some

agnīn

the sacrificial fires

anāśayan

extinguished

kuṇḍeṣu

on the sacrificial arenas

amūtrayan

passed urine

kecit

some

bibhiduḥ

tore down

vedi-mekhalāḥ

the boundary lines of the sacrificial arena.

They broke all the pots made for use in the sacrifice, and some of them began to extinguish the sacrificial fire. Some tore down the boundary line of the sacrificial arena, and some passed urine on the arena.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Others broke the sacrificial vessels. Others extinguished the fire. Others urinated in the pits and others tore up the earthwork around the fire pits. Rurujuḥ means “they destroyed”.

Personal Guidance

They broke pots, extinguished the sacred fire, urinated on the arena — radical desecration follows offense against the holy. The form of the violation often mirrors the original offense. Notice the symmetry of consequence.

Reflection Questions

What symmetry might exist between my past offenses and current desecrations in my life?
Where is the mirror of consequence already visible if I'd look?

📝 My note

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