विदुर उवाच भवे शीलवतां श्रेष्ठे दक्षो दुहितृवत्सल: । विद्वेषमकरोत्कस्मादनादृत्यात्मजां सतीम् ॥ १ ॥
vidura uvaca bhave silavatam sresthe dakso duhitr-vatsalah vidvesam akarot kasmad anadrtyatmajam satim
- vidurah uvaca
- Vidura said
- bhave
- towards Lord Siva
- silavatam
- among the gentle
- sresthe
- the best
- daksah
- Daksa
- duhitr-vatsalah
- being affectionate towards his daughter
- vidvesam
- enmity
- akarot
- did exhibit
- kasmat
- why
- anadrtya
- neglecting
- atmajam
- his own daughter
- satim
- Sati.
Vidura inquired: Why was Daksa, who was so affectionate towards his daughter, envious of Lord Siva, who is the best among the gentle? Why did he neglect his daughter Sati?