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Chapter 7: The Sacrifice Performed by Dakṣa

Verse 11 of 61
SB 4.7.11

भवस्तवाय कृतधीर्नाशक्नोदनुरागतः औत्कण्ठ्याद्बाष्पकलया सम्परेतां सुतां स्मरन्

bhava-stavāya kṛta-dhīr nāśaknod anurāgataḥ autkaṇṭhyād bāṣpa-kalayā samparetāṁ sutāṁ smaran

Synonyms

bhava-stavāyafor praying to Lord Śiva; kṛta-dhīḥalthough decided; nanever; aśaknotwas able; anurāgataḥby feeling; autkaṇṭhyātbecause of eagerness; bāṣpa-kalayāwith tears in the eyes; samparetāmdead; sutāmdaughter; smaranremembering..

Translation

King Dakṣa wanted to offer prayers to Lord Śiva, but as he remembered the ill-fated death of his daughter Satī, his eyes filled with tears, and in bereavement his voice choked up, and he could not say anything.

Verse 11 of 61
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