Canto 4: Creation of the Fourth OrderChapter 5: Frustration of the Sacrifice of Daksa

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 4.5.13

tavat sa rudranucarair maha-makho

nanayudhair vamanakair udayudhaih

pingaih pisangair makarodarananaih

paryadravadbhir viduranvarudhyata

SYNONYMS

tavat -- very quickly; sah -- that; rudra-anucaraih -- by the followers of Lord Siva; maha-makhah -- the arena of the great sacrifice; nana -- various kinds; ayudhaih -- with weapons; vamanakaih -- of short stature; udayudhaih -- upraised; pingaih -- blackish; pisangaih -- yellowish; makara-udara-ananaih -- with bellies and faces like sharks'; paryadravadbhih -- running all around; vidura -- O Vidura; anvarudhyata -- was surrounded.

TRANSLATION

My dear Vidura, all the followers of Lord Siva surrounded the arena of sacrifice. They were of short stature and were equipped with various kinds of weapons; their bodies appeared to be like those of sharks, blackish and yellowish. They ran all around the sacrificial arena and thus began to create disturbances.

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