Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.9.2
स वै बर्हिषि देवेभ्यो भागं प्रत्यक्षमुच्चकै: ।
अददद्यस्य पितरो देवा: सप्रश्रयं नृप ॥ २ ॥
sa vai barhiṣi devebhyo
[sa vai barhishi devebhyo]
bhāgaṁ pratyakṣam uccakaiḥ
[bhaagam pratyaksham uchchakaih]
adadad yasya pitaro
[adadad yasya pitaro]
devāḥ sapraśrayaṁ nṛpa
[devaah saprashrayam nripa]
Word-for-word
saḥ
—
he (Viśvarūpa)
vai
—
indeed
barhiṣi
—
in the sacrificial fire
devebhyaḥ
—
unto the particular demigods
bhāgam
—
the proper share
pratyakṣam
—
visibly
uccakaiḥ
—
by loud chanting of the mantras
adadat
—
offered
yasya
—
of whom
pitaraḥ
—
the fathers
devāḥ
—
demigods
sa-praśrayam
—
very humbly in a gentle voice
nṛpa
—
O King Parīkṣit.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sa vai barhiṣi devebhyo
saḥ
he (Viśvarūpa)
vai
indeed
barhiṣi
in the sacrificial fire
devebhyaḥ
unto the particular demigods
bhāgaṁ pratyakṣam uccakaiḥ
bhāgam
the proper share
pratyakṣam
visibly
uccakaiḥ
by loud chanting of the mantras
adadad yasya pitaro
adadat
offered
yasya
of whom
pitaraḥ
the fathers
devāḥ sapraśrayaṁ nṛpa
devāḥ
demigods
sa-praśrayam
very humbly in a gentle voice
nṛpa
O King Parīkṣit.
O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, the demigods were related to Viśvarūpa from his father’s side, and therefore he visibly offered clarified butter in the fire while chanting mantras such as indrāya idaṁ svāhā [“this is meant for King Indra”] and idam agnaye [“this is for the demigod of fire”]. He loudly chanted these mantras and offered each of the demigods his proper share.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O King! Having the devatās as his father, he visibly offered the devatās their share in sacrifice with respect.
Now partiality to the demons is described in two verses. Visibly, with humility he offered a portion to the devatās saying “This is for Indra. This is for Agni.” The reason is that his fathers were devatās. [Note: Kaśyapa and Aditi gave birth to Tvaṣṭā. His son through Racanā, a daughter of the demons, was Viśvarūpa.]
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Personal Guidance
As the demigods' priest, Viśvarūpa visibly chanted 'indrāya idaṁ svāhā' and poured ghee for them. Public offering looks pure; the question is what the heart is actually doing underneath the public act.
Reflection Questions
- Where is my public offering pure while my private intention is divided?
- What would single-hearted service in the same act look like?
My note
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