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The Sacrifice Performed by Dakṣa
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knew that although formerly he was King Bharata, he had been transferred to the body of a deer because of his absorption in thinking of a deer at the time of his death. In spite of his having the body of a deer, however, his consciousness was as good as it was in the body of King Bharata. The arrangement by the Lord is so nice that if a person's consciousness is turned into Kṛṣṇa consciousness, there is no doubt that in his next life he will be a great devotee of Kṛṣṇa, even if he is offered a different type of body.
TEXT 10
तदा वृषघ्नजद्वेषकलिलात्मा प्रजापतिः । शिवावलोकादभवच्छरद्धद इवामलः ॥१०॥
tadā vṛṣadhvaja-dveṣa- kalilātmā prajāpatiḥ śivāvalokād abhavac charad-dhrada ivāmalaḥ
tadā—at that time; vṛṣa-dhvaja—Lord Śiva, who rides on a bull; dveṣa—envy; kalila-ātmā—polluted heart; prajāpatiḥ—King Dakṣa; śiva—Lord Śiva; avalokāt—by seeing him; abhavat—became; śarat—in the autumn; hradaḥ—lake; iva—like; amalaḥ—cleansed.
TRANSLATION
At that time, when Dakṣa saw Lord Śiva, who rides upon a bull, his heart, which was polluted by envy of Lord Śiva, was immediately cleansed, just as the water in a lake is cleansed by autumn rains.
PURPORT
Here is an example of why Lord Śiva is called auspicious. If anyone sees Lord Śiva with devotion and reverence, his heart is immediately cleansed. King Dakṣa was polluted by envy of Lord Śiva, and yet by seeing him with a little love and devotion, his heart immediately became cleansed. In the rainy season, the reservoirs of water become dirty and muddy, but as soon as the autumn rain comes, all the water immediately becomes clear and transparent. Similarly, although Dakṣa's heart was impure because of his slandering Lord Śiva, for which he was severely punished, Dakṣa now came to consciousness, and just by seeing Lord Śiva with veneration and respect, he became immediately purified.