Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 66 Verses 30-31

Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 66: Pauṇḍraka, the False Vasudeva

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.66.30-31

dakṣiṇāgniḿ paricara

brāhmaṇaiḥ samam ṛtvijam

abhicāra-vidhānena

sa cāgniḥ pramathair vṛtaḥ

sādhayiṣyati sańkalpam

abrahmaṇye prayojitaḥ

ity ādiṣṭas tathā cakre

kṛṣṇāyābhicaran vratī

SYNONYMS

dakṣiṇa-agnim — to the Dakṣiṇa fire; paricara — you should render service; brāhmaṇaiḥ — brāhmaṇas; samam — together with; ṛtvijam — the original priest; abhicāra-vidhānena — with the ritual known as abhicāra (meant for killing or otherwise harming an enemy); saḥ — that; ca — and; agniḥ — fire; pramathaiḥ — by the Pramathas (powerful mystics who are in Lord Śiva's retinue and who assume many different forms); vṛtaḥ — surrounded; sādhayiṣyati — it will accomplish; sańkalpam — your intention; abrahmaṇye — against one who is inimical to brāhmaṇas; prayojitaḥ — utilized; iti — so; ādiṣṭaḥ — instructed; tathā — in that way; cakre — he did; kṛṣṇāya — against Lord Kṛṣṇa; abhicaran — intending to do harm; vratī — observing the required vows.

TRANSLATION

Lord Śiva told him, "Accompanied by brāhmaṇas, serve the Dakṣiṇāgni fire — the original priest — following the injunctions of the abhicāra ritual. Then the Dakṣiṇāgni fire, together with many Pramathas, will fulfill your desire if you direct it against someone inimical to the brāhmaṇas." So instructed, Sudakṣiṇa strictly observed the ritualistic vows and invoked the abhicāra against Lord Kṛṣṇa.

PURPORT

It is clearly stated here that the powerful Dakṣiṇāgni fire could be directed only against someone unfavorable to brahminical culture. Lord Kṛṣṇa, however, is most favorable to the brāhmaṇas and in fact maintains the brahminical culture. Lord Śiva thus knew that if Sudakṣiṇa attempted to direct the power of this ritual against Lord Kṛṣṇa, Sudakṣiṇa himself would perish.

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