58 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 2
anicchan—not desiring; api—although; adam—handed over; balam—my
daughter; sudraya—unto a sudra; iva—as; usatim giram—the message of the
Vedas.
TRANSLATION
I had no desire to give my daughter to this person who has broken all
rules of civility. Because of his not observing the required rules and
regulations, he is impure, but I was obliged to hand over my daughter to
him just as one teaches the messages of the Vedas to a Sidra.
PURPORT
A Sidra is forbidden to take lessons from the Vedas because a Sidra,
due to his unclean habits, is not worthy to hear such instructions. This
restriction, that unless one has acquired the brahminical qualifications
one should not read the Vedic literatures, is like the restriction that a law
student should not enter a law college unless he has graduated all lower
grades. According to the estimation of Daksa, Siva was unclean in habits
and not worthy to have the hand of his daughter, Sati, who was so en-
lightened, beautiful and chaste. The word used in this connection is
bhinna-setave, which means one who has broken all the regulations for
good behavior by not following the Vedic principles. In other words,
according to Daksa the entire transaction of the marriage of his daughter
with Siva was not in order.
TEXTS 14-15
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MT AN Mehta: |
FETATIAN ARN TAT VST (2
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Frarmegrerat: sree afer: |
raven afiat ait awaatea: |
ha: TIAMAT AL THAT RST 1841
pretavasesu ghoresu
pretair bhuta-ganair urtah
ataty unmattavan nagno
vyupta-keso hasan rudan
cita-bhasma-krta-snanah
preta-sran-nr-asthi-bhusanah
Sivapadeso hy asivo
