Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.5.20
भगस्य नेत्रे भगवान् पातितस्य रुषा भुवि ।
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bhagasya netre bhagavān
[bhagasya netre bhagavaan]
pātitasya ruṣā bhuvi
[paatitasya rushaa bhuvi]
ujjahāra sada-stho ’kṣṇā
[ujjahaara sada-stho ’kshnaa]
yaḥ śapantam asūsucat
[yah shapantam asoosuchat]
Word-for-word
bhagasya
—
of Bhaga
netre
—
both eyes
bhagavān
—
Vīrabhadra
pātitasya
—
having been thrust
ruṣā
—
with great anger
bhuvi
—
on the ground
ujjahāra
—
plucked out
sada-sthaḥ
—
while situated in the assembly of the Viśvasṛks
akṣṇā
—
by the movement of his eyebrows
yaḥ
—
who (Bhaga)
śapantam
—
(Dakṣa) who was cursing (Lord Śiva)
asūsucat
—
encouraged.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
bhagasya netre bhagavān
bhagasya
of Bhaga
netre
both eyes
bhagavān
Vīrabhadra
pātitasya ruṣā bhuvi
pātitasya
having been thrust
ruṣā
with great anger
bhuvi
on the ground
ujjahāra sada-stho ’kṣṇā
ujjahāra
plucked out
sada-sthaḥ
while situated in the assembly of the Viśvasṛks
akṣṇā
by the movement of his eyebrows
yaḥ śapantam asūsucat
yaḥ
who (Bhaga)
śapantam
(Dakṣa) who was cursing (Lord Śiva)
asūsucat
encouraged.
Vīrabhadra immediately caught Bhaga, who had been moving his eyebrows during Bhṛgu’s cursing of Lord Śiva, and out of great anger thrust him to the ground and forcibly put out his eyes.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Vīrabhadra pulled out the eyes of Bhaga, who had fallen on the ground, and who had encouraged Dakṣa by the movement of his eyebrows in the assembly.
Śapantam refers to Dakṣa who criticized Śiva. Bhaga encouraged Ḍakṣa by glancing with the corner of his eye.
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Personal Guidance
Bhaga had raised his eyebrows in approval of Bhṛgu's curse — silent gestures of agreement with offense are counted. Don't imagine that wordless complicity is innocent. Your eyebrows speak too.
Reflection Questions
- What wordless approvals of offense have I given that I haven't accounted for?
- Where do my gestures express what I would never put in words?
My note
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