Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.7.60
एतद्भगवत: शम्भो: कर्म दक्षाध्वरद्रुह: ।
श्रुतं भागवताच्छिष्यादुद्धवान्मे बृहस्पते: ॥ ६० ॥
etad bhagavataḥ śambhoḥ
[etad bhagavatah shambhoh]
karma dakṣādhvara-druhaḥ
[karma dakshaadhvara-druhah]
śrutaṁ bhāgavatāc chiṣyād
[shrutam bhaagavataach chishyaad]
uddhavān me bṛhaspateḥ
[uddhavaan me brihaspateh]
Word-for-word
etat
—
this
bhagavataḥ
—
of the possessor of all opulences
śambhoḥ
—
of Śambhu (Lord Śiva)
karma
—
story
dakṣa-adhvara-druhaḥ
—
who devastated the sacrifice of Dakṣa
śrutam
—
was heard
bhāgavatāt
—
from a great devotee
śiṣyāt
—
from the disciple
uddhavāt
—
from Uddhava
me
—
by me
bṛhaspateḥ
—
of Bṛhaspati.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
etad bhagavataḥ śambhoḥ
etat
this
bhagavataḥ
of the possessor of all opulences
śambhoḥ
of Śambhu (Lord Śiva)
karma dakṣādhvara-druhaḥ
karma
story
dakṣa-adhvara-druhaḥ
who devastated the sacrifice of Dakṣa
śrutaṁ bhāgavatāc chiṣyād
śrutam
was heard
bhāgavatāt
from a great devotee
śiṣyāt
from the disciple
uddhavān me bṛhaspateḥ
uddhavāt
from Uddhava
me
by me
bṛhaspateḥ
of Bṛhaspati.
Maitreya said: My dear Vidura, I heard this story of the Dakṣa yajña, which was devastated by Lord Śiva, from Uddhava, a great devotee and a disciple of Bṛhaspati.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O Vidura! I heard this story of Śiva, destroyer of Dakṣa’s sacrifice, from the devotee Uddhava, a disciple of Bṛhaspati.
He heard it from Uddhava, the disciple of Bṛhaspati.
Personal Guidance
Maitreya credits Uddhava as his source for the Dakṣa yajña story. Always name your sources; even great sages don't claim self-origin for the truths they pass on.
Reflection Questions
- From whom did I receive my most-quoted truths, and do I credit them honestly?
- Where am I posing as origin of what I'm actually relaying?
My note
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