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  "name":"SB 9.4.8",
  "h1":"SB 9.4.8",
  "label":"Text 8",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.4.8",
  "description":"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."

} —

SB 9.4.8

Text

yajña-vāstu-gataṁ sarvam
ucchiṣṭam ṛṣayaḥ kvacit
cakrur hi bhāgaṁ rudrāya
sa devaḥ sarvam arhati

Synonyms

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.