प्रत्येकं परिपृच्छयेशः सर्वानित्थं कृतादरान्
The Lord, with due respect, questioned each one in this way about everything.
विससर्जाथ तान्सर्वान्देवः सौधं समाविशत्
Then the god dismissed them all and entered his palace.
मध्ये मार्गं स चिंतोभूद्दक्षः सत्याः पिता तदा
On the way, Dakṣa, the truthful father, became lost in thought.
अतीव क्षुब्धचित्तोभून्मंदराघाततोऽब्धिवत्
His mind was greatly agitated, like the ocean churned by the blow of Mandara.
अतीवगर्वितो जातः सती मे प्राप्य कन्यकाम्
He became exceedingly proud, having obtained my daughter Satī as a maiden.
किं वंश्यस्त्वेष किं गोत्रः किं देशीयः किमात्मकः
'What is his lineage, what is his family, what is his country, what is his nature?'
न प्रायशस्तपस्व्येष क्व तपः क्वास्त्रधारणम्
'He is hardly an ascetic—where is his austerity, where is his weapon-bearing?'
असौ न ब्रह्मचारी स्यात्कृतपाणिग्रह स्थितिः 4.2.87.
'He is not a celibate; he has already taken a wife.'
न ब्राह्मणोभवत्येष यतो वेदो न वेत्त्यमुम्
He is not a Brāhmaṇa, for he does not know the Veda.
क्षतात्संत्राणनात्क्षत्रं तत्क्वास्मिन्प्रलयप्रिये
Kṣatra is so called from protecting the wounded; where is that here, O beloved at the time of dissolution?
शूद्रोपि न भवेत्प्रायो नागयज्ञोपवीतवान्
He is generally not a Śūdra either, for he wears the sacred thread of the Nāgas.
सर्वः प्रकृत्या ज्ञायेत स्थाणुः प्रकृतिवर्जितः
Everyone is to be known by their nature; only the motionless one is devoid of nature.
योषापि न भवेदेष यतोसौ श्मश्रुलाननः
He is not a woman either, for his face bears a mustache and beard.
बालोपि न भवत्येष यतोऽयं बहुवार्षिकः
He is not a child either, for he is many years old.
अतो युवत्वं संभाव्यं नात्र नूनं चिरंतने
Therefore, youthfulness is to be assumed; surely, he is not ancient.
ब्रह्मादीन्संहरेत्प्रांते तथापि च न पातकी
Even if he destroys Brahmā and the others at the end, still he is not a sinner.
अहो धार्ष्ट्यं महद्दृष्टं जटिलस्याद्य चाद्भुतम् 4.2.87.
Ah! What great audacity has been seen today in this matted-haired one, and how astonishing!
एवंभूता भवंत्येव मातापितृविवर्जिताः
Such are those who are deprived of mother and father.
स्वच्छंदचारिणोऽनाथाः सर्वत्र स्वाभिमानिनः
They are independent wanderers, without protectors, and proud everywhere.
जामातॄणां स्वभावोयं प्रायशो गर्वभाजनम्
This is the nature of sons-in-law: generally, they are vessels of pride.
द्विजराजः स गर्विष्ठो रोहिणीप्रेमनिर्भरः
That king of twice-borns is most arrogant, overflowing with love for Rohiṇī.
अस्याहं गर्वसर्वस्वं हरिष्याम्येव शूलिनः
I will surely take away all his pride, that of the trident-bearer.
तथास्याहं करिष्यामि मानहानिं च सर्वतः
Thus I will cause him humiliation in every way.
प्राप्य स्वभवनं देवानाजुहाव सवासवान्
Having reached his own abode, he summoned the gods along with Indra.
भवंतु यज्ञसंभारानानयंतु त्वरान्विताः
Let the sacrificial materials be brought; let them hasten and bring them.
महाक्रतूपद्रष्टारं यज्ञपूरुषमेव च
And the overseer of the great sacrifice, as well as the sacrificial person himself.
प्रावर्तत ततस्तस्य दक्षस्य च महाध्वरः 4.2.87.
Then the great sacrifice of Daksha commenced.
अनीश्वरांस्ततो वेधा व्याजं कृत्वा गृहं ययौ
Thereafter, the Creator, feigning a pretext, departed for his abode, leaving the ritual without its Lord.
दक्षयज्ञे समायातान्सतीश्वरविवर्जितान्
Those who arrived at Daksha’s sacrifice were devoid of the Lord, Sati.
दक्षस्य हि शुभोदर्कमिच्छन्प्रोवाच चेति वै दधीचिरुवाच
Desiring an auspicious outcome for Daksha, Dadhichi spoke thus: