VEDABASEAI Bhagavad Gita

Canto & Chapters

Creation of the Fourth Order (31 Chapters)

Genealogical Table of the Daughters of Manu

Dakṣa Curses Lord Śiva

Talks Between Lord Śiva and Satī

Satī Quits Her Body

Frustration of the Sacrifice of Dakṣa

Brahmā Satisfies Lord Śiva

The Sacrifice Performed by Dakṣa

Dhruva Mahārāja Leaves Home for the Forest

Dhruva Mahārāja Returns Home

Dhruva Mahārāja’s Fight with the Yakṣas

Svāyambhuva Manu Advises Dhruva Mahārāja to Stop Fighting

Dhruva Mahārāja Goes Back to Godhead

Description of the Descendants of Dhruva Mahārāja

The Story of King Vena

King Pṛthu’s Appearance and Coronation

Praise of King Pṛthu by the Professional Reciters

Mahārāja Pṛthu Becomes Angry at the Earth

Pṛthu Mahārāja Milks the Earth Planet

King Pṛthu’s One Hundred Horse Sacrifices

Lord Viṣṇu’s Appearance in the Sacrificial Arena of Mahārāja Pṛthu

Instructions by Mahārāja Pṛthu

Pṛthu Mahārāja’s Meeting with the Four Kumāras

Mahārāja Pṛthu’s Going Back Home

Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Śiva

The Descriptions of the Characteristics of King Purañjana

King Purañjana Goes to the Forest to Hunt, and His Queen Becomes Angry

Attack by Caṇḍavega on the City of King Purañjana; the Character of Kālakanyā

Purañjana Becomes a Woman in the Next Life

Talks Between Nārada and King Prācīnabarhi

The Activities of the Pracetās

Nārada Instructs the Pracetās

SB 4.7 Verses

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Canto 4, Chapter 7

The Sacrifice Performed by Dakṣa

Verse 47 (SB 4.7.47)

SB 4.7.47 • मूल श्लोक

स प्रसीद त्वमस्माकमाकाङ्‌क्षतां दर्शनं ते परिभ्रष्टसत्कर्मणाम् । कीर्त्यमाने नृभिर्नाम्नि यज्ञेश ते यज्ञविघ्ना: क्षयं यान्ति तस्मै नम: ॥ ४७ ॥

Transliteration

sa prasīda tvam asmākam ākāṅkṣatāṁ darśanaṁ te paribhraṣṭa-sat-karmaṇām kīrtyamāne nṛbhir nāmni yajñeśa te yajña-vighnāḥ kṣayaṁ yānti tasmai namaḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

saḥ — that same person; prasīda — be pleased; tvam — You; asmākam — upon us; ākāṅkṣatām — awaiting; darśanam — audience; te — Your; paribhraṣṭa — fallen down; sat-karmaṇām — of whom the performance of sacrifice; kīrtyamāne — being chanted; nṛbhiḥ — by persons; nāmni — Your holy name; yajña-īśa — O Lord of sacrifice; te — Your; yajña-vighnāḥ — obstacles; kṣayam — destruction; yānti — attain; tasmai — unto You; namaḥ — respectful obeisances.

Translation

“Dear Lord, we were awaiting Your audience because we have been unable to perform the yajñas according to the Vedic rituals. We pray unto You, therefore, to be pleased with us. Simply by chanting Your holy name, one can surpass all obstacles. We offer our respectful obeisances unto You in Your presence.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda

The brāhmaṇa priests were very hopeful that their sacrifice would be carried out without obstacles now that Lord Viṣṇu was present. It is significant in this verse that the brāhmaṇas say, “Simply by chanting Your holy name we can surpass the obstacles, but now You are personally present.” The performance of yajña by Dakṣa was obstructed by the disciples and followers of Lord Śiva. The brāhmaṇas indirectly criticized the followers of Lord Śiva, but because the brāhmaṇas were always protected by Lord Viṣṇu, Śiva’s followers could not do any harm to their prosecution of the sacrificial process. There is a saying that when Kṛṣṇa protects someone, no one can do him harm, and when Kṛṣṇa wants to kill someone, no one can protect him. The vivid example was Rāvaṇa. Rāvaṇa was a great devotee of Lord Śiva, but when Lord Rāmacandra wanted to kill him, Lord Śiva could not protect him. If some demigod, even Lord Śiva or Lord Brahmā, wants to do harm to a devotee, Kṛṣṇa protects the devotee. But when Kṛṣṇa wants to kill someone, such as Rāvaṇa or Hiraṇyakaśipu, no demigod can protect him.