Text 11] Frustration of the Sacrifice of Daksa 157
vitatya nrtyaty uditastra-dor-dhvajan
uccat tahasa-stanayitnu-bhinna-dik
yah—who (Lord Siva); tu—but; anta-kale—at the time of dissolution;
vyupta—having scattered; jata-kalapah—his bunch of hair; sva-sila— his own
trident; sici—on the points; arpita—pierced; dik-gajendrah — the rulers of the
different directions; vitatya—scattering; nrtyati—dances; udita—upraised;
astra— weapons ;doh— hands; dhvajan— flags; ucca— loud; attahasa—laughing;
stanayitnu—by the thundering sound; bhinna—divided; dik—the directions.
TRANSLATION
At the time of dissolution, Lord Siva’s hair is scattered, and he pierces
the rulers of the different directions with his trident. He laughs and dances
proudly, scattering their hands like flags, as thunder scatters the clouds all
over the world.
PURPORT
Prasiti, who appreciated the power and strength of her son-in-law,
Lord Siva, is describing what he does at the time of dissolution. This
description indicates that the strength of Lord Siva is so great that Dakga’s
power could not be set in comparison to it. At the time of dissolution,
Lord Siva, with his trident in hand, dances over the rulers of the different
planets, and his hair is scattered, just as the clouds are scattered over all
directions in order to plunge the different planets into incessant torrents
of rain. In the last phase of dissolution, all the planets become inun-
dated with water, and that inundation is caused by the dancing of
Lord Siva. This dance is called the pralaya dance, or dance of dissolution.
Prasiiti could understand that the dangers ahead resulted not only from
Daksa’s neglecting her a but also because of his neglecting the
prestige and honor of Lord Siva.
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