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Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 76: The Battle Between Śālva and the Vṛṣṇis

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SB 10.76.5

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 4

iti mūḍhaḥ pratijñāya
devaṁ paśu-patiṁ prabhum
ārādhayām āsa nṛpaḥ
pāṁśu-muṣṭiṁ 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; pāṁśu—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.