SB 4.5.22

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Fourth Canto - Chapter 5: Frustration of the Sacrifice of Dakṣa

SB 4.5.21 - SB 4.5.23

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 22

ākramyorasi dakṣasya

śita-dhāreṇa hetinā

chindann api tad uddhartuṁ

nāśaknot tryambakas tadā

SYNONYMS

ākramya—having sat; urasi—on the chest; dakṣasya—of Dakṣa; śita-dhāreṇa—having a sharp blade; hetinā—with a weapon; chindan—cutting; api—even though; tat—that (head); uddhartum—to separate; na aśaknot—was not able; tri-ambakaḥ—Vīrabhadra (who had three eyes); tadā—after this.

TRANSLATION

Then Vīrabhadra, the giantlike personality, sat on the chest of Dakṣa and tried to separate his head from his body with sharp weapons, but was unsuccessful.

SB 4.5.21 - SB 4.5.23