52 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 2
maitreya uvaca
pura visva-srjarm satre
sametah paramarsayah
tathamara-ganah sarve
sanuga munayo’gnayah
maitreyah uvaca—the sage Maitreya said; pura—formerly (at the time of
Svayambhuva Manu); visva-srjam—of the creators of the universe; satre—at
a sacrifice; sametah—were assembled; parama-rsayah—the great sages; tatha
—and also; amara-ganah—the demigods; sarve—all; sa-anugah—along with
their followers; munayah—the philosophers; agnayah—the fire-gods.
TRANSLATION
The sage Maitreya said: In a former time the leaders of the universal
creation performed a great sacrifice in which all the great sages, philoso-
phers, demigods and fire-gods assembled with their followers.
PURPORT
Upon being asked by Vidura, the sage Maitreya began to explain the
cause of the misunderstanding between Lord Siva and Daksa, because of
which the goddess Sati gave up her body. Thus begins the history of a
great sacrifice performed by the leaders of the universal creation, namely
Marici, Daksa and Vasistha. These great personalities arranged for a great
sacrifice, for which demigods like Indra and the fire-gods assembled with
their followers. Lord Brahmi and Lord Siva were also present.
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tatra pravistam rsayo
drstvarkam iva rocisa
bhrajamanam vitimiram
kurvantarh tan-mahat-sadah
tatra—there; pravistam—having entered; rsayah—the sages; drstva—see-
ing; arkam—the sun; iva—just like; rocisa—with luster; bhrajamanam—
shining; vitimiram—free from darkness; kurvantam—making; tat—that;
mahat—great; sadah—assembly.
