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Dakṣa Curses Lord Śiva
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standard of the material modes of nature. Another meaning of  bhūta  is anyone who has taken birth or anything which is produced, so in that sense Lord Śiva may be accepted as the father of this material world. Here, of course, Bhṛgu Muni takes Lord Śiva as the leader of the lowest creatures. The characteristics of the lowest class of men have already been described—they do not bathe, they have long hair on their heads, and they are addicted to intoxicants. In comparison to the path followed by the followers of Bhūtarāṭ, the Vedic system is certainly excellent, for it promotes people to spiritual life as the highest eternal principle of human civilization. If one decries or blasphemes the Vedic principles, then he falls to the standard of atheism.
TEXT 33
मैत्रेय उवाच
तस्यैवं वदतः शापं भृगोः स भगवान् भवः । निश्चक्राम ततः किञ्चिद्विमना इव सानुगः ॥३३॥
maitreya uvāca tasyaivam vadataḥ śāpam bhṛgoḥ sa bhagavān bhavaḥ niścakrāma tataḥ kiñcid vimanā iva sānugaḥ
maitreyaḥ uvāca —Maitreya said;  tasya —of him;  evam —thus;  vadataḥ —being spoken;  śāpam —curse;  bhṛgoḥ —of Bhṛgu;  saḥ —he;  bhagavān —the possessor of all opulences;  bhavaḥ —Lord Śiva;  niścakrāma —went;  tataḥ —from there;  kiñcit —somewhat;  vimanāḥ —morose;  iva —as;  sa-anugaḥ —followed by his disciples.
TRANSLATION
The sage Maitreya said: When such cursing and countercursing was going on between his followers and the parties of Dakṣa and Bhṛgu, Lord Śiva became very morose. Not saying anything, he left the arena of the sacrifice, followed by his disciples.
PURPORT
Here Lord Śiva's excellent character is described. In spite of the cursing and countercursing between the parties of Dakṣa and Śiva, because he is the greatest Vaiṣṇava, he was so sober that he did not say anything. A Vaiṣṇava is always tolerant, and Lord Śiva is considered the