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The Sacrifice Performed by Dakṣa
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great sages, headed by Bhṛgu;  bhūyaḥ —again;  tat —that;  deva-yajanam —place where the demigods are worshiped;  sa-mīḍhvat —with Lord Śiva;  vedhasaḥ —with Lord Brahmā;  yayuḥ —went.
TRANSLATION
Thereafter, Bhṛgu, the head of the great sages, invited Lord Śiva to come to the sacrificial arena, and thus the demigods, accompanied by the sages, Lord Śiva and Lord Brahmā, all went to the place where the great sacrifice was being performed.
PURPORT
The whole sacrifice arranged by King Dakṣa had been disturbed by Lord Śiva. Therefore all the demigods present there, along with Lord Brahmā and the great sages, specifically requested Lord Śiva to come and revive the sacrificial fire. There is a common phrase,  śiva-hīna-yajña : “Any sacrifice without the presence of Lord Śiva is baffled.” Although Lord Viṣṇu is Yajñeśvara, the Supreme Personality in the matter of sacrifice, still in each  yajña  it is necessary for all the demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva, to be present.
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विधाय कात्स्न्येन च तद्यदाह भगवान् भवः ।
संदधुः कस्य कायेन सवनीयपशोः शिरः ॥ ८ ॥
vidhāya kārtsnyena ca tad yad āha bhagavān bhavaḥ sandadhuḥ kasya kāyena savanīya-paśoḥ śiraḥ
vidhāya —executing;  kārtsnyena —all in all;  ca —also;  tat —that;  yat —which;  āha —was said;  bhagavān —the Lord;  bhavaḥ —Śiva;  sandadhuḥ —executed;  kasya —of the living (Dakṣa);  kāyena —with the body;  savanīya —meant for sacrifice;  paśoḥ —of the animal;  śiraḥ —head.
TRANSLATION
After everything was executed exactly as directed by Lord Śiva, Dakṣa’s body was joined to the head of the animal that was meant to be killed in the sacrifice.