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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 2]
the universe;  natvā —making obeisances;  niṣasāda —sat down;  tat-ājñayā —by his (Brahmā's) order.
TRANSLATION
Dakṣa was adequately welcomed by the president of the great assembly, Lord Brahmā, and after offering him his respect, Dakṣa, by the order of Brahmā, properly took his seat.
TEXT 8
प्राङ्निषणं मृडं दृष्ट्वा नामृष्यत्तदनादतः । उवाच वामं चक्षुभ्यामभिवीक्ष्य दहन्निव ॥ ८ ॥
prāṅ niṣaṇṇaṁ mṛḍaṁ dṛṣṭvā nāmṛṣyat tad-anādṛtaḥ uvāca vāmaṁ cakṣurbhyām abhivīkṣya dahann iva
prāṅ —before;  niṣaṇṇaṁ —being seated;  mṛḍaṁ —Lord Śiva;  dṛṣṭvā —seeing;  na amṛṣyat —did not tolerate;  tat —by him (Śiva);  anādṛtaḥ —not being respected;  uvāca —said;  vāmaṁ —dishonest;  cakṣurbhyām —with both eyes;  abhivīkṣya —looking at;  dahan —burning;  iva —as if.
TRANSLATION
Before taking his seat, however, Dakṣa was very much offended to see Lord Śiva sitting there and not showing any respect to him. At that time he became greatly angry, and, his eyes glowing, he began to speak very strongly against him.
PURPORT
Lord Śiva, being the son-in-law of Dakṣa, was expected to show his father-in-law respect by standing with the others, but because Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva are the principal demigods, their positions were greater than Dakṣa's. Dakṣa, however, could not tolerate this, and he took it as an insult by his son-in-law. Previously, also, he was not very much satisfied with Lord Śiva because Śiva looked very poor and was niggardly in dress.
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श्रूयतां ब्रह्मर्षयो मे सहदेवाः सहाग्रयः । साधूनां ब्रुवतो वृत्तं नाज्ञानान्न च मत्सरात् ॥ ९ ॥