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Satī Quits Her Body
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daughter, because of not having prevented her death, and because of his great envy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
PURPORT
Dakṣa is described here as most hardhearted and therefore unqualified to be a  brāhmaṇa .  Brahma-dhruk  is described by some commentators to mean  brahma-bandhu , or friend of the  brāhmaṇas . A person who is born in a  brāhmaṇa  family but has no brahminical qualifications is called a  brahma-bandhu .  Brāhmaṇas  are generally very softhearted and forbearing because they have the power to control the senses and the mind. Dakṣa, however, was not forbearing. For the simple reason that his son-in-law, Lord Śiva, did not stand up to show him the formality of respect, he became so angry and hardhearted that he tolerated even the death of his dearest daughter. Satī tried her best to mitigate the misunderstanding between the son-in-law and the father-in-law by coming to her father's house, even without an invitation, and at that time Dakṣa should have received her, forgetting all past misunderstandings. But he was so hardhearted that he was unworthy to be called an  āryan  or  brāhmaṇa . Thus his ill fame still continues.  Dakṣa  means expert, and he was given this name because of his ability to beget many hundreds and thousands of children. Persons who are too sexually inclined and materialistic become so hardhearted because of a slight loss of prestige that they can tolerate even the death of their children.
TEXT 31
वदत्येवं जने सत्या दृष्ट्वासुत्यागममुतम् । दक्षं तत्पार्षदा हन्तुमुदतिष्ठन्तुदायुधाः ॥३१॥
vadaty evam jane satyā dṛṣṭvāsu-tyāgam adbhutam dakṣam tat-pārṣadā hantum udatiṣṭhann udāyudhāḥ
vadati—were talking; evam—thus; jane—while the people; satyāḥ—of Satī; dṛṣṭvā—after seeing; asu-tyāgam—the death; adbhutam—wonderful; dakṣam—Dakṣa; tat-pārṣadāḥ—the attendants of Lord Śiva; hantum—to kill; udatiṣṭhan—stood up; udāyudhāḥ—with uplifted weapons.