विज्ञाय शापं गिरिशानुगाग्रणी- र्नन्दीश्वरो रोषकषायदूषित: । दक्षाय शापं विससर्ज दारुणं ये चान्वमोदंस्तदवाच्यतां द्विजा: ॥ २० ॥
vijnaya sapam girisanugagranir nandisvaro rosa-kasaya-dusitah daksaya sapam visasarja darunam ye canvamodams tad-avacyatam dvijah
- vijnaya
- understanding
- sapam
- the curse
- girisa
- of Siva
- anuga-agranih
- one of the principal associates
- nandisvarah
- Nandisvara
- rosa
- anger
- kasaya
- red
- dusitah
- blinded
- daksaya
- to Daksa
- sapam
- a curse
- visasarja
- gave
- darunam
- harsh
- ye
- who
- ca
- and
- anvamodan
- tolerated
- tat-avacyatam
- the cursing of Siva
- dvijah
- brahmanas.
Upon understanding that Lord Siva had been cursed, Nandisvara, one of Lord Siva’s principal associates, became greatly angry. His eyes became red, and he prepared to curse Daksa and all the brahmanas present there who had tolerated Daksa’s cursing Siva in harsh words.