56
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 2]
TRANSLATION
Śiva has spoiled the name and fame of the governors of the universe and has polluted the path of gentle manners. Because he is shameless, he does not know how to act.
PURPORT
Dakṣa wanted to impress upon the minds of all the great sages assembled in that meeting that Śiva, being one of the demigods, had ruined the good reputations of all the demigods by his unmannerly behavior. The words used against Lord Śiva by Dakṣa can also be understood in a different way, in a good sense. For example, he stated that Śiva is  yaśoghna , which means one who spoils name and fame. So this also can be interpreted to mean that he was so famous that his fame killed all other fame. Again, he used the word  nirapatrapa , which also can be used in two senses. One sense is one who is stunted, and another sense is one who is the maintainer of persons who have no other shelter. Generally Lord Śiva is known as the lord of the  bhūtas  or lower grade of living creatures. They take shelter of Lord Śiva because he is very kind to everyone and is very quickly satisfied. Therefore he is called  Āśutoṣa . To such men, who cannot approach other demigods or  Viṣṇu , Lord Śiva gives shelter. Therefore the word  nirapatrapa  can be used in that sense.
TEXT 11
एष मे शिष्यतां प्राप्तो यन्मे दुहितुरग्रहीत् । पाणिं विप्राग्निमुखतः सावित्र्या इव साधुवत् ॥११॥
eṣa me śiṣyatām prāpto yan me duhitur agrahīt pāṇim viprāgni-mukhataḥ sāvitryā iva sādhuvat
eṣaḥ—he (Śiva); me—my; śiṣyatām—subordinate position; prāptaḥ—accepted; yat—because; me duhituḥ—of my daughter; agrahīt—he took; pāṇim—the hand; vipra-agni—of brāhmaṇas and fire; mukhataḥ—in the presence; sāvitryāḥ—Gāyatrī; iva—like; sādhuvat—like an honest person.
TRANSLATION
He has already accepted himself as my subordinate by marrying my daughter in the presence of fire and brāhmaṇas. He has married my