1550 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 30
PURPORT

In this connection the word mahad-avajnanat is significant. King Daksa
was the son of Lord Brahma; therefore in a previous birth he was a
brahmana, but because of his behaving like a non-brahmana (abrahmana)
by insulting or disrespecting Lord Mahadeva, he had to take birth within
the semen of a ksatriya. That is to say, he became the son of the Pracetas.
Not only that, but because of his disrespecting Lord Siva, he had to under-
go the tribulation of taking birth within the womb of a woman. In the
Daksa-yajiia arena, he was once killed by Lord Siva’s servant, Virabhadra.
Because that was not sufficient, he again took birth in the womb of Marisa.
At the end of the Dakga-yajfia and the disastrous incidents there, Daksa
offered his prayer to Lord Siva, Although he had to give up his body and
take birth in the womb of a woman impregnated by the semen of a
ksatriya, he nonetheless received all opulence by the grace of Lord Siva.
These are the subtle laws of material nature. Unfortunately, people in this
modern age do not know how these laws are working. Having no knowl-
edge of the eternity of the spirit soul and its transmigration, the popula-
tion of the present age is in the greatest ignorance. Because of this, it is
said in Bhagavatam: mandaéh sumanda-matayo manda-bhagyé hy upadrutah
(Bhag. 1.1.10). The total population in this age of Kali-yuga is very bad,
lazy, unfortunate and disturbed by material conditions.

TEXT 49
TSI Fat aed THAT TTVLATT |
Us AIS Ta LET T Ta AaAMAA: Vel
caksuse tv antare prapte
prak-sarge kala-vidrute
yah sasarja praja istah
sa dakso daiva-coditah

caksuse—named Caksusga; tu—but; antare—the manvantara; prapte—when
it happened; prak— previous; sarge—creation; kdla-vidrute—destroyed in due
course of time; yah—one who; sasarja—created; prajah—living entities;
istah—desirable; sah—he;daksah— Daksa; daiva—by the Supreme Personality
of Godhead; coditah—inspired.
