### SB 4.2.20

> विज्ञाय शापं गिरिशानुगाग्रणीर्नन्दीश्वरो रोषकषायदूषितः ।\
> दक्षाय शापं विससर्ज दारुणं ये चान्वमोदंस्तदवाच्यतां द्विजाः ॥२०॥

> vijñāya śāpaṁ giriśānugāgraṇīr\
> nandīśvaro roṣa-kaṣāya-dūṣitaḥ\
> dakṣāya śāpaṁ visasarja dāruṇaṁ\
> ye cānvamodaṁs tad-avācyatāṁ dvijāḥ

*vijñāya*—understanding; *śāpam*—the curse; *giriśa*—of Śiva; *anuga-agraṇīḥ*—one of the principal associates; *nandīśvaraḥ*—Nandīśvara; *roṣa*—anger; *kaṣāya*—red; *dūṣitaḥ*—blinded; *dakṣāya*—to Dakṣa; *śāpam*—a curse; *visasarja*—gave; *dāruṇam*—harsh; *ye*—who; *ca*—and; *anvamodan*—tolerated; *tat-avācyatām*—the cursing of Śiva; *dvijāḥ*—*brāhmaṇas.*

**Nandīśvara, one of Lord Śiva's principal associates, upon understanding that Lord Śiva had been cursed, became greatly angry. His eyes became red, and he also prepared to curse Dakṣa and all the brāhmaṇas present there who had tolerated Dakṣa's cursing Śiva in harsh words.**

There is a long-standing dissension among some of the neophyte Vaiṣṇavas and Śaivites; they are always at loggerheads. When Dakṣa cursed Lord Śiva in harsh words, some of the brāhmaṇas present might have enjoyed it because some brāhmaṇas do not very much admire Lord Śiva. This is due to their ignorance of Lord Śiva's position. Nandīśvara was also affected by the cursing, but he did not follow the example of Lord Śiva, who was also present there. Lord Śiva could also have cursed Dakṣa in a similar way, but he was silent and tolerant; Nandīśvara, his follower, however, was not tolerant. Of course, as a follower it was right for him not to tolerate an insult to his master, but he should not have also cursed the brāhmaṇas who were present. The entire issue was so complicated that those who were not strong enough forgot their positions, and thus cursing and countercursing went on in that great assembly. In other words, the material field is so unsteady that even personalities like Nandīśvara, Dakṣa and many of the brāhmaṇas present were also infected by the atmosphere of anger.