eṣa me śiṣyatāḿ prāpto
yan me duhitur agrahīt
pāṇiḿ viprāgni-mukhataḥ
sāvitryā iva sādhuvat
SYNONYMS:
eṣaḥ — he (Śiva); me — my; śiṣyatām — subordinate position; prāptaḥ — accepted; yat — because; me duhituḥ — of my daughter; agrahīt — he took; pāṇim — the hand; vipra-agni — of brāhmaṇas and fire; mukhataḥ — in the presence; sāvitryāḥ — Gāyatrī; iva — like; sādhuvat — like an honest person.
TRANSLATION:
He has already accepted himself as my subordinate by marrying my daughter in the presence of fire and brāhmaṇas. He has married my daughter, who is equal to Gāyatrī, and has pretended to be just like an honest person.
PURPORT:
Dakṣa's statement that Lord Śiva pretended to be an honest person means that Śiva was dishonest because in spite of accepting the position of Dakṣa's son-in-law, he was not respectful to Dakṣa.
Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.2.12
gṛhītvā mṛga-śāvākṣyāḥ
pāṇiḿ markaṭa-locanaḥ
pratyutthānābhivādārhe
vācāpy akṛta nocitam
SYNONYMS:
gṛhītvā — taking; mṛga-śāva — like a deer cub; akṣyāḥ — of her who has eyes; pāṇim — the hand; markaṭa — of a monkey; locanaḥ — he who has the eyes; pratyutthāna — of rising from one's seat; abhivāda — the honor; arhe — to me, who deserves; vācā — with sweet words; api — even; akṛta na — he did not do; ucitam — honor.
TRANSLATION:
He has eyes like a monkey's, yet he has married my daughter, whose eyes are just like those of a deer cub. Nevertheless he did not stand up to receive me, nor did he think it fit to welcome me with sweet words.
Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.2.13
lupta-kriyāyāśucaye
mānine bhinna-setave
anicchann apy adāḿ bālāḿ
śūdrāyevośatīḿ giram
SYNONYMS:
lupta-kriyāya — not observing rules and regulations; aśucaye — impure; mānine — proud; bhinna-setave — having broken all rules of civility; anicchan — not desiring; api — although; adām — handed over; bālām — my daughter; śūdrāya — unto a śūdra; iva — as; uśatīm giram — the message of the Vedas.
TRANSLATION:
I had no desire to give my daughter to this person, who has broken all rules of civility. Because of not observing the required rules and regulations, he is impure, but I was obliged to hand over my daughter to him just as one teaches the messages of the Vedas to a śūdra.
PURPORT:
A śūdra is forbidden to take lessons from the Vedas because a śūdra, due to his unclean habits, is not worthy to hear such instructions. This restriction, that unless one has acquired the brahminical qualifications one should not read the Vedic literatures, is like the restriction that a law student should not enter a law college unless he has been graduated from all lower grades. According to the estimation of Dakṣa, Śiva was unclean in habits and not worthy to have the hand of his daughter, Sati, who was so enlightened, beautiful and chaste. The word used in this connection is bhinna-setave, which refers to one who has broken all the regulations for good behavior by not following the Vedic principles. ln other words, according to Dakṣa the entire transaction of the marriage of his daughter with Śiva was not in order.
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