Text 17]
Frustration of the Sacrifice of Dakṣa
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TRANSLATION
They broke all the pots made for use in the sacrifice, and some of them began to extinguish the sacrificial fire. Some tore down the boundary line of the sacrificial arena, and some passed urine on the arena.
TEXT 16
अबाधन्त मुनीनन्ये एके पत्नीरतर्जयन् । अपरे जगृहुर्देवान् प्रत्यासमान् पलायितान् ॥१६॥
abādhanta munīn anye eke patnīr atarjayan apare jagṛhur devān pratyāsannān palāyitān
abādhanta —blocked the way;  munīn —the sages;  anye —others;  eke —some;  patnīḥ —the women;  atarjayan —threatened;  apare —others;  jagṛhuḥ —arrested;  devān —the demigods;  pratyāsannān —near at hand;  palāyitān —who were fleeing.
TRANSLATION
Some blocked the way of the fleeing sages, some threatened the women assembled there, and some arrested the demigods who were fleeing the pandal.
TEXT 17
भृगुं बबन्ध मणिमान् वीरमद्रः प्रजापतिम् । चण्डेशः पूषणं देवं भगं नन्दीश्वरोऽग्रहीत् ॥१७॥
bhṛgum babandha maṇimān vīrabhadraḥ prajāpatim caṇḍeśaḥ pūṣaṇam devam bhagam nandīśvaro 'grahīt
bhṛgum —Bhṛgu Muni;  babandha —arrested;  maṇimān —Maṇimān;  vīrabhadraḥ —Vīrabhadra;  prajāpatim —Prajāpati Dakṣa;  caṇḍeśaḥ —Caṇḍeśa;  pūṣaṇam —Pūṣā;  devam —the demigod;  bhagam —Bhaga;  nandīśvaraḥ —Nandīśvara;  agrahīt —arrested.
TRANSLATION
Maṇimān, one of the followers of Lord Śiva, arrested Bhṛgu Muni, and Vīrabhadra, the black demon, arrested Prajāpati Dakṣa. Another follower, who was named Caṇḍeśa, arrested Pūṣā. Nandīśvara arrested the demigod Bhaga.