Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.76.4

iti mūḍhaḥ pratijñāya

devaḿ paśu-patiḿ prabhum

ārādhayām āsa nṛpaḥ

pāḿśu-muṣṭiḿ sakṛd grasan

SYNONYMS

iti — with these words; mūḍhaḥ — the fool; pratijñāya — having vowed; devam — the lord; paśu-patim — Śiva, the protector of animallike men; prabhum — his master; āradhayām āsa — worshiped; nṛpaḥ — the King; pāḿśu — of dust; muṣṭim — a handful; sakṛt — once (daily); grasan — eating.

TRANSLATION

Having thus made his vow, the foolish King proceeded to worship Lord Paśupati [Śiva] as his deity by eating a handful of dust each day, and nothing more.

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