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Chapter 5: Frustration of the Sacrifice of Dakṣa

Verse 23 of 26
SB 4.5.23

शस्त्रैरस्त्रान्वितैरेवमनिर्भिन्नत्वचं हरः विस्मयं परमापन्नो दध्यौ पशुपतिश्चिरम्

śastrair astrānvitair evam anirbhinna-tvacaṁ haraḥ vismayaṁ param āpanno dadhyau paśupatiś ciram

Synonyms

śastraiḥwith weapons; astra-anvitaiḥwith hymns (mantras); evamthus; anirbhinnanot being cut; tvacamthe skin; haraḥVīrabhadra; vismayambewilderment; paramgreatest; āpannaḥwas struck with; dadhyauthought; paśupatiḥVīrabhadra; ciramfor a long time..

Translation

He tried to cut the head of Dakṣa with hymns as well as weapons, but still it was hard to cut even the surface of the skin of Dakṣa's head. Thus Vīrabhadra was exceedingly bewildered.

Verse 23 of 26
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