Text 61] The Sacrifice Performed by Daksa 275

living entities to serve this Supreme Person. Durga is the representation in
the material world of both the marginal and external energies, and Lord
Siva is the representation of the Supreme Person. The connection of Lord
Siva and Ambika, or Durga, is eternal. Sati could not accept any husband
but Lord Siva. How Lord Siva remarried Durga as Himavati, the daughter
of the Himalayas, and how Karttikeya was born, is a great story in itself.

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etad bhagavatah sambhoh

karma daksddhvara-druhah
Srutam bhagavatac chisyad
uddhavan me brhaspateh
etat— this; bhagavatah—of the possessor of all opulences; sambhoh—of
Sambhu (Lord Siva); karma-—story ; daksa-adhvara-druhah—who devastated
the sacrifice of Dakga; srutam—was heard; bhdgavatat—from a great
devotee; sisydt—from the disciple; uddhavat—from Uddhava; me—by me;
brhaspateh—of Brhaspati.

TRANSLATION

Maitreya said: My dear Vidura, I heard this story of the Daksa yajia,
which was devastated by Lord Siva, from Uddhava, a great devotee and
disciple of Brhaspati.

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qatead atta aferaraa: 118 211

idam pavitrarn param Tsacestitam
yasasyam dyusyam aghaugha-marsanam
yo nityadakarnya naro ’nukirtayed
dhunoty agham kaurava bhakti-bhavatah

idam—this; pavilram—pure; param—supreme; isa-cestitam—pastime of
the Supreme Lord; yasasyam—fame; dyusyam—long duration of life;
