144
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 4]
TRANSLATION
It was astonishing that Dakṣa, who was prajāpati, the maintainer of all living entities, was so disrespectful to his own daughter, Satī, who was not only chaste but was also a great soul, that she gave up her body because of his neglect.
PURPORT
The word  anātmya  is significant.  Anātmya  means the life of the soul, so this word indicates that although Dakṣa appeared to be living, actually he was a dead body, otherwise how could he neglect Satī, who was his own daughter? It was the duty of Dakṣa to look after the maintenance and comforts of all living entities because he was situated as  prajāpati , the governor of all living entities. Therefore how is it that he neglected his own daughter, who was the most exalted and chaste woman, a great soul, and who therefore deserved the most respectful treatment from her father? The death of Satī because of her being neglected by Dakṣa, her father, was most astonishing to all the great demigods of the universe.
TEXT 30
सोऽयं दुर्मर्षहृदयो ब्रह्मभुक् च 
  तोकेऽपकीर्तिं महतीमवाप्सति । 
  यदङ्गजां स्वां पुरुषद्विद्धतां 
  न प्रत्यपेधन्मृतयेऽपराधतः ॥३०॥
so'yam durmarṣa-hṛdayo brahma-dhruk ca 
  loke'pakīrtim mahatīm avāpsyati 
  yad-aṅga-jām svām puruṣa-dviḍ udyatām 
  na pratyaṣedhan mṛtaye'parādhataḥ
saḥ—he; ayam—that; durmarṣa-hṛdayaḥ—hardhearted; brahma-dhruk—unworthy to be a brāhmaṇa; ca—and; loke—in the world; apakīrtim—ill fame; mahatīm—extensive; avāpsyati—will gain; yat-aṅga-jām—the daughter of whom; svām—own; puruṣa-dviṭ—the enemy of Lord Śiva; udyatām—who was preparing; na pratyaṣedhat—did not prevent; mṛtaye—for death; aparādhataḥ—because of his offenses.
TRANSLATION
Therefore Dakṣa, who is so hardhearted that he is unworthy to be a brāhmaṇa, will gain extensive ill fame because of his offenses to his