Text 18] Daksa Curses Lord Siva 61
TEXT 17
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fated a faftoandiraafery |
TAISMT SII Ho A TAR Ll
mattreya uvaca
vinindyaivam sa girisam
apratipam avasthitam
dakso’thapa upasprsya
kruddhah saptum pracakrame
maitreyah uvaca— Maitreya said; vinindya—abusing; evam—thus; sah—he
(Daksa); girisam—Siva; apratipam—without any hostility; avasthitam—re-
maining; daksah — Daksa;atha—now ;apah— water; upasprsya— washing hands
and mouth; kruddhah— angry ; saptum—to curse; pracakrame— began to.
TRANSLATION
The sage Maitreya continued: Thus Daksa, seeing Lord Siva sitting as if
against him, washed his hands and mouth and cursed him in the following
words.
TEXT 18
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ae aia watt WaT: Uc
ayam tu deva-yajana
indropendradibhir bhavah
saha bhagam na labhatam
devair deva-ganadhamah
ayam—that; tu—but;deva-yajane—in the sacrifice of the demigods; indra-
upendra-adibhih—with Indra, Upendra and the others; bhavah—Siva; saha—
along with; bhagam—a portion; na—not; labhatam—should obtain; devaih—
with the demigods; deva-gana-adhamah—the lowest of all the demigods.
TRANSLATION
The demigods are eligible to share in the oblations of sacrifice, but Lord
Siva, who is lowest of all the demigods, should not have a share.
