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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.14.27

श्रीशुक उवाच इत्यर्थित: स भगवान् कृपालुर्ब्रह्मण: सुत: । श्रपयित्वा चरुं त्वाष्ट्रं त्वष्टारमयजद्विभु: ॥ २७ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
ity arthitaḥ sa bhagavān
[ity arthitah sa bhagavaan]
kṛpālur brahmaṇaḥ sutaḥ
[kripaalur brahmanah sutah]
śrapayitvā caruṁ tvāṣṭraṁ
[shrapayitvaa charum tvaashtram]
tvaṣṭāram ayajad vibhuḥ
[tvashtaaram ayajad vibhuh]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said iti — thus arthitaḥ — being requested saḥ — he (Aṅgirā Ṛṣi) bhagavān — the most powerful kṛpāluḥ — being very merciful brahmaṇaḥ — of Lord Brahmā sutaḥ — a son (born of Lord Brahmā’s mind) śrapayitvā — after causing to cook carum — a specific oblation of sweetrice tvāṣṭram — meant for the demigod known as Tvaṣṭā tvaṣṭāram — Tvaṣṭā ayajat — he worshiped vibhuḥ — the great sage.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
ity arthitaḥ sa bhagavān
iti
thus
arthitaḥ
being requested
saḥ
he (Aṅgirā Ṛṣi)
bhagavān
the most powerful
kṛpālur brahmaṇaḥ sutaḥ
kṛpāluḥ
being very merciful
brahmaṇaḥ
of Lord Brahmā
sutaḥ
a son (born of Lord Brahmā’s mind)
śrapayitvā caruṁ tvāṣṭraṁ
śrapayitvā
after causing to cook
carum
a specific oblation of sweetrice
tvāṣṭram
meant for the demigod known as Tvaṣṭā
tvaṣṭāram ayajad vibhuḥ
tvaṣṭāram
Tvaṣṭā
ayajat
he worshiped
vibhuḥ
the great sage.
In response to the request of Mahārāja Citraketu, Aṅgirā Ṛṣi, who was born of Lord Brahmā’s mind, was very merciful toward him. Because the sage was a greatly powerful personality, he performed a sacrifice by offering oblations of sweetrice to Tvaṣṭā.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: In response to the request of Mahārāja Citraketu, the merciful sage, who was born of Lord Brahmā's mind, performed a Tvaṣtṛ sacrifice for the devatā Tvāṣtā, after cooking a rice offering. Tvāṣṭram means “for the devatā Tvaṣṭṛ.”
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Personal Guidance
Aṅgirā, mercifully, performed a sacrifice and offered ghee to Tvaṣṭā. The compassion of the sage produces the requested fruit through proper ritual.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose compassion has translated, through proper ritual, into something I now hold?
  • Where would proper ritual translate compassion that is currently stuck?
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