SB 6.6.43 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.6.43

पूषानपत्य: पिष्टादो भग्नदन्तोऽभवत्पुरा । योऽसौ दक्षाय कुपितं जहास विवृतद्विज: ॥ ४३ ॥

pūṣānapatyaḥ piṣṭādo

[pooshaanapatyah pishtaado]

bhagna-danto ’bhavat purā

[bhagna-danto ’bhavat puraa]

yo ’sau dakṣāya kupitaṁ

[yo ’sau dakshaaya kupitam]

jahāsa vivṛta-dvijaḥ

[jahaasa vivrita-dvijah]

Word-for-word

pūṣā — Pūṣā anapatyaḥ — without children piṣṭa-adaḥ — who lives by eating flour bhagna-dantaḥ — with broken teeth abhavat — became purā — formerly yaḥ — who asau — that dakṣāya — at Dakṣa kupitam — very angry jahāsa — laughed vivṛta-dvijaḥ — uncovering his teeth.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

pūṣānapatyaḥ piṣṭādo

pūṣā

Pūṣā

anapatyaḥ

without children

piṣṭa-adaḥ

who lives by eating flour

bhagna-danto ’bhavat purā

bhagna-dantaḥ

with broken teeth

abhavat

became

purā

formerly

yo ’sau dakṣāya kupitaṁ

yaḥ

who

jahāsa vivṛta-dvijaḥ

asau

that

dakṣāya

at Dakṣa

kupitam

very angry

jahāsa

laughed

vivṛta-dvijaḥ

uncovering his teeth.

Pūṣā had no sons. When Lord Śiva was angry at Dakṣa, Pūṣā had laughed at Lord Śiva and shown his teeth. Therefore he lost his teeth and had to live by eating only ground flour.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Pūṣā had no sons. Pūṣā, who had laughed at Lord Śiva who was angry at Dakṣa and shown his teeth, had his teeth broken and had to live by eating only ground flour. Pūsā laughed at Śiva who was anger and showed his teeth (vivṛta-dvijaḥ).

Personal Guidance

Pūṣā had no sons; he had once laughed at Lord Śiva, so he lost his teeth and lives on ground flour. Even demigods bear long consequences of a single mocking smile.

Reflection Questions

What 'smile of mockery' has left a long-tail consequence in my life?
Where am I still 'eating ground flour' because of an old casual disrespect?

📝 My note

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