Text 25] Daksa Curses Lord Siva 67

TEXT 24

frnrafarherat aaacamat az: |
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vidya-buddhir avidyayam
karma-mayyam asau jadah

samsarantv tha ye camum
anu Sarvavamaninam

vid ya-buddhih— materialistic education and intelligence; avidyayam—in
nescience; karma-mayyam—formed of fruitive activities; asau—he
(Daksa); jadah—dull; sanisarantu—let them take birth again and again;
tha—here in this world; ye—who; ca—and; amum— Daksa; anu—following;
sarva—Siva; avamaninam—insulting.

TRANSLATION

Those who have become as dull as matter by cultivating materialistic
education and intelligence are nesciently involved in fruitive activities.
Such men have purposely insulted Lord Siva. May they continue in the
cycle of repeated birth and death.

PURPORT

The three curses mentioned above are sufficient to make one as dull as
stone, void of spiritual knowledge and preoccupied with materialistic
education, which is nescience. After uttering these curses, Nandigvara
then cursed the brahmanas to continue in the cycle of birth and death
because of their supporting Daksa in blaspheming Lord Siva.

TEXT 25

Rr: gar: gftren agers atom |
Wal WeAaaad: AYA BATE ll

girah srutayah puspinya
madhu-gandhena bhitrina

mathna conmathitatmanah
sammuhyantu hara-dvisah

girah—words; srutayah—of the Vedas; puspinyah— flowery; madhu-
gandhena—with the scent of honey; bhurina—profuse; mathna—enchant-
