Text 10] T he Sacrifice Performed by Daksa 219
knew that although formerly he was King Bharata, he had been transferred
to the body of a deer because of his absorption in thinking of a deer at the
time of his death. In spite of his having the body of a deer, however, his
consciousness was as good as il was in the body of King Bharata. The
arrangement by the Lord is so nice that if a person’s consciousness is
turned into Krsna consciousness, there is no doubt that in his next life he
will be a great devotee of Kysna, even if he is offered a different type of
body.
TEXT 10
Ta Taree TATA: |
FoI SEAT «|| ATAS! IIR oll
tada vrsadhvaja-dvega-
kalilatma prajapatih
sivavalokad abhavac
charad-dhrada ivémalah

tada—at that time; vrsa-dhvaja—Lord Siva, who rides on a bull; dvesa—
envy; kalila-atma—polluted heart; prajapatih—King Daksa; siva—Lord Siva;
avalokat—by seeing him; abhavat—became; sarat—in the autumn; hradah—
lake; iva—like; amalah—cleansed.

TRANSLATION

At that time, when Daksa saw Lord Siva, who rides upon a bull, his
heart, which was polluted by envy of Lord Siva, was immediately cleansed,
just as the water in a lake is cleansed by autumn rains.

PURPORT

Here is an example of why Lord Siva is called auspicious. If anyone sees
Lord Siva with devotion and reverence, his heart is immediately cleansed.
King Daksa was polluted by envy of Lord Siva, and yet by seeing him with
a little love and devotion, his heart immediately became cleansed. In the
rainy season, the reservoirs of water become dirty and muddy, but as soon
as the autumn rain comes, all the water immediately becomes clear and
transparent. Similarly, although Daksa’s heart was impure because of his
slandering Lord Siva, for which he was severely punished, Daksa now came
to consciousness, and just by seeing Lord Siva with veneration and respect,
he became immediately purified.
