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.