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SB 4.2.17

Devanāgarī

मैत्रेय उवाच विनिन्द्यैवं स गिरिशमप्रतीपमवस्थितम् । दक्षोऽथाप उपस्पृश्य क्रुद्ध: शप्तुं प्रचक्रमे ॥ १७ ॥

Text

maitreya uvāca vinindyaivaṁ sa giriśam apratīpam avasthitam dakṣo ’thāpa upaspṛśya kruddhaḥ śaptuṁ pracakrame

Synonyms

maitreyaḥuvāca—Maitreya said;vinindya—abusing;evam—thus;saḥ—he (Dakṣa);giriśam—Śiva;apratīpam—without any hostility;avasthitam—remaining;dakṣaḥ—Dakṣa;atha—now;apaḥ—water;upaspṛśya—washing hands and mouth;kruddhaḥ—angry;śaptum—to curse;pracakrame—began to.

Translation

The sage Maitreya continued: Thus Dakṣa, seeing Lord Śiva sitting as if against him, washed his hands and mouth and cursed him in the following words.

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