CHAPTER THREE
Talks Between Lord Siva and Sati
TEXT 1
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Way Saja
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AMT: «TITAN = qHeraheasy | 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 Daksa. Another question is why the strife between Daksa and his son-
in-law caused Sati to 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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