श्रीभगवानुवाच एवं चेत्तर्हि तद्वाक्यं न वयं श्रद्दधीमहि । यो दक्षशापात् पैशाच्यं प्राप्त: प्रेतपिशाचराट् ॥ ३२ ॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca evaṁ cet tarhi tad-vākyaṁ na vayaṁ śraddadhīmahi yo dakṣa-śāpāt paiśācyaṁ prāptaḥ preta-piśāca-rāṭ
- śrī-bhagavān uvāca
- the Supreme Lord said
- evam
- such
- cet
- if
- tarhi
- then
- tat
- his
- vākyam
- in the statements
- na
- not
- vayam
- We
- śraddadhīmahi
- can place faith
- yaḥ
- who
- dakṣa-śāpāt
- by the curse of Dakṣa Prajāpati
- paiśācyam
- the qualities of the Piśācas (a class of carnivorous demons)
- prāptaḥ
- obtained
- preta-piśāca
- of the Pretas (ghosts) and Piśācas
- rāṭ
- the king
The Supreme Lord said: If this is the case, We cannot believe what Śiva says. Śiva is the same lord of the Pretas and Piśācas whom Dakṣa cursed to become like a carnivorous hobgoblin.