Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 76 Verse 4

Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 76: The Battle Between Śālva and the Vṛṣṇis

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.76.4

iti mūḍhaḥ pratijñāya

devaḿ paśu-patiḿ prabhum

ārādhayām āsa nṛpaḥ

pāḿśu-muṣṭiḿ sakṛd grasan

SYNONYMS

iti — with these words; mūḍhaḥ — the fool; pratijñāya — having vowed; devam — the lord; paśu-patim — Śiva, the protector of animallike men; prabhum — his master; āradhayām āsa — worshiped; nṛpaḥ — the King; pāḿśu — of dust; muṣṭim — a handful; sakṛt — once (daily); grasan — eating.

TRANSLATION

Having thus made his vow, the foolish King proceeded to worship Lord Paśupati [Śiva] as his deity by eating a handful of dust each day, and nothing more.

<<< >>>

Copyright © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
His Holiness Hrdayananda dasa Goswami
Gopiparanadhana dasa Adhikari
Dravida dasa Brahmacari