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ŚB 9.4.8

Devanagari

यज्ञवास्तुगतं सर्वमुच्छिष्टमृषय: क्‍वचित् ।
चक्रुर्हि भागं रुद्राय स देव: सर्वमर्हति ॥ ८ ॥

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.