Text 8] Ambariṣa Mahārāja Offended by Durvāsā Muni
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syān nau te pitari praśnaḥ pṛṣṭavān pitaram yathā
mama—my; idam—all these; ṛṣibhiḥ—by the great saintly persons; dattam—have been delivered; iti—thus; tarhi—therefore; sma—indeed; mānavaḥ—Nābhāga; syāt—let there be; nau—of ourselves; te—your; pitari—unto the father; praśnaḥ—an inquiry; pṛṣṭavān—he also inquired; pitaram—from his father; yathā—as requested.
TRANSLATION
Nābhāga then said, “These riches belong to me. The great saintly persons have delivered them to me.” When Nābhāga said this, the black-looking person replied, “Let us go to your father and ask him to settle our disagreement.” In accordance with this, Nābhāga inquired from his father.
TEXT 8
यज्ञवास्तुगतं सर्वमुच्छिष्टमृषयः क्वचित् । चक्रुर्हि भागं रुद्राय स देवः सर्वमर्हति ॥ ८ ॥
yajña-vāstu-gatam sarvam ucchiṣṭam ṛṣayaḥ kvacit cakrur hi bhāgam rudrāya sa devaḥ sarvam arhati
yajña-vāstu-gatam—things belonging to the sacrificial arena; sarvam—everything; ucchiṣṭam—remnants; ṛṣayaḥ—the great sages; kvacit—sometimes, in the Dakṣa-yajña; cakruḥ—did so; hi—indeed; bhāgam—share; rudrāya—unto Lord Śiva; saḥ—that; devaḥ—demigod; sarvam—everything; arhati—deserves.
TRANSLATION
The father of Nābhāga said: Whatever the great sages sacrificed in the arena of the Dakṣa-yajña, they offered to Lord Śiva as his share. Therefore, everything in the sacrificial arena certainly belongs to Lord Śiva.