Text 31] Sati Quits Her Body 145
daughter, because of not having prevented her death, and because of his
great envy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
PURPORT

Daksa is described here as most hardhearted and therefore unqualified
to be a brahmana. Brahma-dhruk is described by some commentators to
mean brahma-bandhu, or friend of the brahmanas. A person who is born in
a brahmana family but has no brahminical qualifications is called a
brahma-bandhu. Brahmanas are generally very softhearted and forbearing
because they have the power to control the senses and the mind. Daksa,
however, was not forbearing. For the simple reason that his son-in-law,
Lord Siva, did not stand up to show him the formality of respect, he
became so angry and hardhearted that he tolerated even the death of his
dearest daughter. Sati tried her best to mitigate the misunderstanding
between the son-in-law and the father-in-law by coming to her father’s
house, even without an invitation, and at that time Daksa should have
received her, forgetting all past misunderstandings. But he was so hard-
hearted that he was unworthy to be called an dryan or brahmana. Thus his
ill fame still continues. Daksa means expert, and he was given this name
because of his ability to beget many hundreds and thousands of children.
Persons who are too sexually inclined and materialistic become so hard-
hearted because of a slight loss of prestige that they can tolerate even the
death of their children.

TEXT 31
Te TANT AU THTT ATA: RA
vadaty evam jane satya
drstvdsu-tyagam adbhutam
daksam tat-parsada hantum
udatisthann udayudhah

vadati—were talking; evam—thus; jane—while the people; satyah—of
Sati; drstvd—after seeing; asu-tyagam—the death; adbhutam—wonderful;
daksam—Daksa; tat-parsadah—the attendants of Lord Siva; hantum—to
kill; udatisthan—stood up; udayudhah—with uplifted weapons.
