dṛṣṭvāsu-tyāgam adbhutam
dṛṣṭvāsu-tyāgam adbhutam
dakṣaṁ tat-pārṣadā hantum
udatiṣṭhann udāyudhāḥ
While people were talking in this way, the attendants of Śiva, seeing Satī’s astonishing death, stood up with raised weapons to kill Dakṣa.
|| 4.4.32 ||
teṣām āpatatāṁ vegaṁ
niśāmya bhagavān bhṛguḥ
yajña-ghna-ghnena yajuṣā
dakṣiṇāgnau juhāva ha
Seeing how swiftly they were approaching, powerful Bhṛgu offered oblations in the southern fire with hymns from the Yajur Veda to kill those who destroy sacrifices.
Bhṛgu uttered mantras such as ahapataṁ rakṣa (White Yajur Veda, Vājasaneyi-Saṁhitā 1.9) which kill the destroyers of sacrifice.
|| 4.4.33 ||
adhvaryuṇā hūyamāne
devā utpetur ojasā
ṛbhavo nāma tapasā
somaṁ prāptāḥ sahasraśaḥ
When Bhṛgu offered them oblations, the Ṛbhus, who achieved soma by a austerity, arrived quickly in the thousands.
|| 4.4.34 ||
tair alātāyudhaiḥ sarve
pramathāḥ saha-guhyakāḥ
hanyamānā diśo bhejur
uśadbhir brahma-tejasā
Attacked with firebrands by the Ṛbhus, who were shining with the light of Brahman, all the ghosts and Guhyakas, followers of Śiva, fled in all directions.
Thus ends the commentary on the Fourth Chapter of the Fourth Canto of the Bhāgavatam for the pleasure of the devotees, in accordance with the previous ācāryas.
Chapter Five
Death of Dakṣa
|| 4.5.1 ||
maitreya uvāca
bhavo bhavānyā nidhanaṁ prajāpater
asat-kṛtāyā avagamya nāradāt
sva-pārṣada-sainyaṁ ca tad-adhvararbhubhir
vidrāvitaṁ krodham apāram ādadhe
Maitreya said: Hearing from Nārada about that Satī had died because of the insults to her by Dakṣa, and that soldiers had been driven away the Ṛbhus who arose from the sacrifice, Śiva became angry.
In the Fifth Chapter, Śiva, hearing about the death of his wife, cuts off the head of Dakṣa and kills him by transforming his hair into Vīrabhadra. Śiva heard the Satī had died because of the insults of Dakṣa (prajāpateḥ).The Ṛbhus had appeared at the sacrifice (tad-adhvararbhubhih).
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