niṣidhyamānaḥ sa sadasya-mukhyair
dakṣogiritrāya visṛjya śāpam
tasmād viniṣkramya vivṛddha-manyur
jagāmakauravya nijaḿ niketanam
SYNONYMS:
niṣidhyamānaḥ — being requested not to; saḥ — he (Dakṣa); sadasya-mukhyaiḥ — by the members of the sacrifice; dakṣaḥ — Dakṣa; giritrāya — to Śiva; visṛjya — giving; śāpam — a curse; tasmāt — from that place; viniṣkramya — going out; vivṛddha-manyuḥ — beingexceedingly angry; jagāma — went; kauravya — O Vidura; nijam — to hisown; niketanam — home.
TRANSLATION:
Maitreya continued: My dear Vidura, in spite of the requests of all the members of the sacrificial assembly, Dakṣa, in great anger, cursed Lord Śiva and then left the assembly and went back to his home.
PURPORT:
Anger is sodetrimental that even a great personality like Dakṣa, out of anger,left the arena where Brahmā was presiding and all the great sages andpious and saintly persons were assembled. All of them requested him notto leave, but, infuriated, he left, thinking that the auspicious placewas not fit for him. Puffed up by his exalted position, he thought thatno one was greater than he in argument. It appears that all the membersof the assembly, including Lord Brahmā, requested him not to be angryand leave their company, but in spite of all these requests, he left.That is the effect of cruel anger. In Bhagavad-gītā, therefore, it isadvised that one who desires to make tangible advancement in spiritualconsciousness must avoid three things — lust, anger and the mode ofpassion. Actually we can see that lust, anger and passion make a mancrazy, even though he be as great as Dakṣa. The very name Dakṣasuggests that he was expert in all material activities, but still,because of his aversion towards such a saintly personality as Śiva, hewas attacked by these three enemies — anger, lust and passion. LordCaitanya, therefore, advised that one be very careful not to offendVaiṣṇavas. He compared offenses toward a Vaiṣṇava to a mad elephant.As a mad elephant can do anything horrible, so when a person offends aVaiṣṇava he can perform any abominable action.
TRANSLATION:
Maitreya continued: My dear Vidura, in spite of the requests of all the members of the sacrificial assembly, Dakṣa, in great anger, cursed Lord Śiva and then left the assembly and went back to his home.
PURPORT:
Anger is sodetrimental that even a great personality like Dakṣa, out of anger,left the arena where Brahmā was presiding and all the great sages andpious and saintly persons were assembled. All of them requested him notto leave, but, infuriated, he left, thinking that the auspicious placewas not fit for him. Puffed up by his exalted position, he thought thatno one was greater than he in argument. It appears that all the membersof the assembly, including Lord Brahmā, requested him not to be angryand leave their company, but in spite of all these requests, he left.That is the effect of cruel anger. In Bhagavad-gītā, therefore, it isadvised that one who desires to make tangible advancement in spiritualconsciousness must avoid three things — lust, anger and the mode ofpassion. Actually we can see that lust, anger and passion make a mancrazy, even though he be as great as Dakṣa. The very name Dakṣasuggests that he was expert in all material activities, but still,because of his aversion towards such a saintly personality as Śiva, hewas attacked by these three enemies — anger, lust and passion. LordCaitanya, therefore, advised that one be very careful not to offendVaiṣṇavas. He compared offenses toward a Vaiṣṇava to a mad elephant.As a mad elephant can do anything horrible, so when a person offends aVaiṣṇava he can perform any abominable action.
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