CHAPTER THREE
Talks Between Lord Siva and Sati

TEXT 1

aq sara
al fafarata art 3 Arran: |
ST: | TAA ATA II 2 11

maitreya uvaca
sada vidvisator evam
kalo vai dhriyamanayoh
jamatuh svasurasyapi
su-mahan aticakrame

maitreyah uvaca—Maitreya said; sada—constantly; vidvisatoh—the ten-
sion; evam—in this manner; kalah—time; vai—certainly; dhriyamanayoh—
continued to bear; jamatuh—of the son-in-law; svasurasya—of the father-in-
law; api—even; su-mahan—a very great; aticakrame— passed.

TRANSLATION

Maitreya continued: In this manner the tension between the father-in-
law and son-in-law, Daksa and Lord Siva, continued for a considerably
long period.

PURPORT

The previous chapter has already explained that Vidura questioned the
sage Maitreya as to the cause of the misunderstanding between Lord Siva
and Dakga. Another question is why the strife between Dakga and his son-
in-law caused Satito destroy her body. The chief reason for Sati’s giving up
her body was that her father, Daksa, began another sacrificial performance
to which Lord Siva was not invited at all. Generally, when any sacrifice

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