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The Sacrifice Performed by Dakṣa
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living entities to serve this Supreme Person. Durgā is the representation in the material world of both the marginal and external energies, and Lord Śiva is the representation of the Supreme Person. The connection of Lord Śiva and Ambikā, or Durgā, is eternal. Satī could not accept any husband but Lord Śiva. How Lord Śiva remarried Durgā as Himavatī, the daughter of the Himalayas, and how Kārttikeya was born, is a great story in itself.
TEXT 60
एतद्भगवतः शम्भोः कर्म दक्षाञ्चरदुहः । भ्रुतं भागवताच्छिष्यादुद्धवान्मे बृहस्पतेः ॥६०॥
etad bhagavataḥ śambhoḥ karma dakṣādhvara-druhaḥ śrutam bhāgavatāc chiṣyād uddhavān me bṛhaspateḥ
etat—this; bhagavataḥ—of the possessor of all opulences; śambhoḥ—of Śambhu (Lord Śiva); karma—story; dakṣa-adhvara-druhaḥ—who devastated the sacrifice of Dakṣa; śrutam—was heard; bhāgavatāt—from a great devotee; śiṣyāt—from the disciple; uddhavāt—from Uddhava; me—by me; bṛhaspateḥ—of Bṛhaspati.
TRANSLATION
Maitreya said: My dear Vidura, I heard this story of the Dakṣa yajña, which was devastated by Lord Śiva, from Uddhava, a great devotee and disciple of Bṛhaspati.
TEXT 61
इदं पवित्रं परमीशचेष्टितं यशस्यपायुष्यपर्वाधपर्वणप्र । यो नित्यदाऽऽकर्ण्य नरोऽनुकीर्तयेद् धुनोत्यधं कौरव भक्तिभावतः ॥६१॥
idam pavitram param īśaceṣṭitam yaśasyam āyuṣyam aghaugha-marṣaṇam yo nityadākarṇya naro 'nukīrtayed dhunoty agham kaurava bhakti-bhāvataḥ
idam—this; pavitram—pure; param—supreme; īśa-ceṣṭitam—pastime of the Supreme Lord; yaśasyam—fame; āyuṣyam—long duration of life;