Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.5.22
आक्रम्योरसि दक्षस्य शितधारेण हेतिना ।
छिन्दन्नपि तदुद्धर्तुं नाशक्नोत् त्र्यम्बकस्तदा ॥ २२ ॥
ākramyorasi dakṣasya
[aakramyorasi dakshasya]
śita-dhāreṇa hetinā
[shita-dhaarena hetinaa]
chindann api tad uddhartuṁ
[chindann api tad uddhartum]
nāśaknot tryambakas tadā
[naashaknot tryambakas tadaa]
Word-for-word
ākramya
—
having sat
urasi
—
on the chest
dakṣasya
—
of Dakṣa
śita-dhāreṇa
—
having a sharp blade
hetinā
—
with a weapon
chindan
—
cutting
api
—
even though
tat
—
that (head)
uddhartum
—
to separate
na aśaknot
—
was not able
tri-ambakaḥ
—
Vīrabhadra (who had three eyes)
tadā
—
after this.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ākramyorasi dakṣasya
ākramya
having sat
urasi
on the chest
dakṣasya
of Dakṣa
śita-dhāreṇa hetinā
śita-dhāreṇa
having a sharp blade
hetinā
with a weapon
chindann api tad uddhartuṁ
chindan
cutting
api
even though
tat
that (head)
uddhartum
to separate
nāśaknot tryambakas tadā
na aśaknot
was not able
tri-ambakaḥ
Vīrabhadra (who had three eyes)
tadā
after this.
Then Vīrabhadra, the giantlike personality, sat on the chest of Dakṣa and tried to separate his head from his body with sharp weapons, but was unsuccessful.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Vīrabhadra, sitting on the chest of Dakṣa, though trying to cut off his head with a sharp sword, could not separate it from the body.
Hetinā means “using a sword.” Tat refers to his head. Tryambakaḥ is Vīrabhadra.
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Personal Guidance
Vīrabhadra sat on Dakṣa's chest but could not sever the head — even cosmic anger meets unexpected resistance. Don't assume that righteous force gets clean victories. The path of consequence has obstacles.
Reflection Questions
- Where do I assume that righteous action will produce clean outcomes?
- What surprises me when even just causes face resistance?
My note
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