Canto & Chapters
Creation of the Fourth Order (31 Chapters)
Chapter 160v
Genealogical Table of the Daughters of Manu
Chapter 234v
Dakṣa Curses Lord Śiva
Chapter 323v
Talks Between Lord Śiva and Satī
Chapter 434v
Satī Quits Her Body
Chapter 526v
Frustration of the Sacrifice of Dakṣa
Chapter 650v
Brahmā Satisfies Lord Śiva
Chapter 761v
The Sacrifice Performed by Dakṣa
Chapter 881v
Dhruva Mahārāja Leaves Home for the Forest
Chapter 963v
Dhruva Mahārāja Returns Home
Chapter 1028v
Dhruva Mahārāja’s Fight with the Yakṣas
Chapter 1135v
Svāyambhuva Manu Advises Dhruva Mahārāja to Stop Fighting
Chapter 1251v
Dhruva Mahārāja Goes Back to Godhead
Chapter 1346v
Description of the Descendants of Dhruva Mahārāja
Chapter 1444v
The Story of King Vena
Chapter 1525v
King Pṛthu’s Appearance and Coronation
Chapter 1627v
Praise of King Pṛthu by the Professional Reciters
Chapter 1734v
Mahārāja Pṛthu Becomes Angry at the Earth
Chapter 1830v
Pṛthu Mahārāja Milks the Earth Planet
Chapter 1941v
King Pṛthu’s One Hundred Horse Sacrifices
Chapter 2037v
Lord Viṣṇu’s Appearance in the Sacrificial Arena of Mahārāja Pṛthu
Chapter 2151v
Instructions by Mahārāja Pṛthu
Chapter 2263v
Pṛthu Mahārāja’s Meeting with the Four Kumāras
Chapter 2337v
Mahārāja Pṛthu’s Going Back Home
Chapter 2476v
Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Śiva
Chapter 2558v
The Descriptions of the Characteristics of King Purañjana
Chapter 2624v
King Purañjana Goes to the Forest to Hunt, and His Queen Becomes Angry
Chapter 2730v
Attack by Caṇḍavega on the City of King Purañjana; the Character of Kālakanyā
Chapter 2864v
Purañjana Becomes a Woman in the Next Life
Chapter 2974v
Talks Between Nārada and King Prācīnabarhi
Chapter 3049v
The Activities of the Pracetās
Chapter 3131v
Nārada Instructs the Pracetās
Canto 4, Chapter 1
Genealogical Table of the Daughters of Manu
Verse 21 (SB 4.1.21)
SB 4.1.21 • मूल श्लोक
तप्यमानं त्रिभुवनं प्राणायामैधसाग्निना । निर्गतेन मुनेर्मूर्ध्न: समीक्ष्य प्रभवस्त्रय: ॥ २१ ॥
Transliteration
tapyamānaṁ tri-bhuvanaṁ prāṇāyāmaidhasāgninā nirgatena muner mūrdhnaḥ samīkṣya prabhavas trayaḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
tapyamānam — while practicing austerities; tri-bhuvanam — the three worlds; prāṇāyāma — practice by breathing exercise; edhasā — fuel; agninā — by the fire; nirgatena — issuing out; muneḥ — of the great sage; mūrdhnaḥ — the top of the head; samīkṣya — looking over; prabhavaḥ trayaḥ — the three great gods (Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara).
Translation
“While Atri Muni was engaged in these severe austerities, a blazing fire came out of his head by virtue of his breathing exercise, and that fire was seen by the three principal deities of the three worlds.”
Bhaktivedanta Purport
By Śrīla PrabhupādaAccording to Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī, the fire of prāṇāyāma is mental satisfaction. That fire was perceived by the Supersoul, Viṣṇu, and thereby Lord Brahmā and Śiva also perceived it. Atri Muni, by his breathing exercise, concentrated on the Supersoul, or the Lord of the universe. As confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā, the Lord of the universe is Vāsudeva (vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti), and, by the direction of Vāsudeva, Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva work. Therefore, on the direction of Vāsudeva, both Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva perceived the severe penance adopted by Atri Muni, and thus they were pleased to come down, as stated in the next verse.