Text 21] Frustration of the Sacrifice of Daksa 163

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bhagasya netre bhagavan
patitasya rusa bhuvi

ujjahara sadastho’ksna
yah Sapantam asusucat

bhagasya—of Bhaga; netre—both eyes; bhagavan—Virabhadra; patitasya—
having been thrust; rusd—with great anger; bhuvi—on the ground; ujjahara—
plucked out; sadasthah— while situated in the assembly of the Visvasrks;
aksna—by the movement of his eyebrows; yah—who (Bhaga); sapantam—
(Daksa) who was cursing (Lord Siva); asiisucat—encouraged.

TRANSLATION

Virabhadra immediately caught Bhaga, who had been moving his
eyebrows during the cursing of Lord Siva by Bhrgu, and out of great
anger thrust him to the ground and forcibly put out his eyes.

TEXT 21

TTY TNT Ca WHA TA AT: |
ara afeatn atseaetaraa: 1821

piisno hy apatayad dantan
kalingasya yatha balah
Sapyamane garimani
yo ‘hasad darsayan datah

piignah—of Pisa; hi—since; apatayat—extracted; dantan—the teeth;
kalingasya—of the King of Kalinga; yatha—as; balah—Baladeva; sapyamane—
while being cursed; garimani—Lord Siva; yah—who (Pisa); ahasat—smiled;
darsayan—showing; datah—his teeth.

TRANSLATION

Just as Baladeva had knocked out the teeth of Dantavakra, the King of
Kalitiga, during the gambling match at the marriage ceremony of Aniruddha,
Virabhadra knocked out the teeth of both Daksa, who had shown them
