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SB 9.4.8

Devanāgarī

यज्ञवास्तुगतं सर्वमुच्छिष्टमृषय: क्‍वचित् । चक्रुर्हि भागं रुद्राय स देव: सर्वमर्हति ॥ ८ ॥

Text

yajña-vāstu-gataṁ sarvam ucchiṣṭam ṛṣayaḥ kvacit cakrur hi bhāgaṁ rudrāya sa devaḥ sarvam arhati

Synonyms

yajña-vāstu-gatam—things belonging to the sacrificial arena;sarvam—everything;ucchiṣṭam—remnants;ṛṣayaḥ—the great sages;kvacit—sometimes, in the Dakṣa-yajña;cakruḥ—did so;hi—indeed;bhāgam—share;rudrāya—unto Lord Śiva;saḥ—that;devaḥ—demigod;sarvam—everything;arhati—deserves.

Translation

The father of Nābhāga said: Whatever the great sages sacrificed in the arena of the Dakṣa-yajña, they offered to Lord Śiva as his share. Therefore, everything in the sacrificial arena certainly belongs to Lord Śiva.

← SB 9.4.7Chapter 4SB 9.4.9