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SB 4.5: Frustration of the Sacrifice of Daksa

SB 4.5 Text 2
Text
kruddhaḥ sudaṣṭauṣṭha-puṭaḥ sa dhūr-jaṭir
jaṭāṁ taḍid-vahni-saṭogra-rociṣam
utkṛtya rudraḥ sahasotthito hasan
gambhīra-nādo visasarja tāṁ bhuvi
Synonyms

kruddhaḥ-very angry; su-daṣṭa-oṣṭha-puṭaḥ-pressing his lips with his teeth; saḥ-he (Lord Śiva); dhūḥ-jaṭiḥ-having a cluster of hair on his head; jaṭām-one hair; taḍit-of electricity; vahni-of fire; saṭā-a flame; ugra-terrible; rociṣam-blazing; utkṛtya-snatching; rudraḥ-Lord Śiva; sahasā-at once; utthitaḥ-stood up; hasan-laughing; gambhīra-deep; nādaḥ-sound; visasarja-dashed; tām-that (hair); bhuvi-on the ground.

Translation

Thus Lord Śiva, being extremely angry, pressed his lips with his teeth and immediately snatched from his head a strand of hair which blazed like electricity or fire. He stood up at once, laughing like a madman, and dashed the hair to the ground.

Purport

tato 'tikāyas tanuvā spṛśan divaṁ