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Talks Between Lord Śiva and Satī
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tion upon the Supreme Lord is always offering Him obeisances. But since Dakṣa was not very elevated, he thought that obeisances were offered to the material body, and because Lord Śiva did not offer respect to his material body, Dakṣa became envious. Such persons, being unable to rise to the standard of self-realized souls like Lord Śiva, are always envious. The example given here is very suitable.  Asuras , demons or atheists, are always envious of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; they simply want to kill Him. Even in this age we find some so-called scholars commenting on  Bhagavad-gītā  who are envious of Kṛṣṇa. When Kṛṣṇa says,  manmanā bhava mad-bhakto  (Bg. 18.65)—“Always think of Me, become My devotee, and surrender unto Me.”—the so-called scholars comment that it is not to Kṛṣṇa that we have to surrender. That is envy. The  asuras  or atheists, the demons, without reason or cause, are envious of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Similarly, instead of offering respect to self-realized persons, foolish men who cannot approach the highest standard of self-realization are always envious, although there is no reason.
TEXT 22
प्रत्युद्गमप्रश्रयणाभिवादनं
विधीयते साधु मिथः सुमन्यमे ।
प्राज्ञैः परस्मै पुरुषाय चेतसा
गुहाशयायैव न देहमानिने ॥२२॥
pratyudgama-praśrayaṇābhivādanam vidhīyate sādhu mithaḥ sumadhyame prājñaiḥ parasmai puruṣāya cetasā guhāśayāyaiva na deha-mānine
pratyudgama —standing up from one’s seat;  praśrayaṇa —welcoming;  abhivādanam —obeisances;  vidhīyate —are intended;  sādhu —proper;  mithaḥ —mutually;  sumadhyame —my dear young wife;  prājñaiḥ —by the wise;  parasmai —unto the Supreme;  puruṣāya —unto the Supersoul;  cetasā —with the intelligence;  guhāśayāya —sitting within the body;  eva —certainly;  na —not;  deha-mānine —to the person identifying with the body.
TRANSLATION
My dear young wife, certainly friends and relatives offer mutual greetings by standing up, welcoming one another and offering obeisances. But those who are elevated to the transcendental platform, being intelligent,