दक्ष उवाच भूयाननुग्रह अहो भवता कृतो मे दण्डस्त्वया मयि भृतो यदपि प्रलब्ध: । न ब्रह्मबन्धुषु च वां भगवन्नवज्ञा तुभ्यं हरेश्च कुत एव धृतव्रतेषु ॥ १३ ॥
daksa uvaca bhuyan anugraha aho bhavata krto me dandas tvaya mayi bhrto yad api pralabdhah na brahma-bandhusu ca vam bhagavann avajna tubhyam hares ca kuta eva dhrta-vratesu
- daksah
- King Daksa
- uvaca
- said
- bhuyan
- very great
- anugrahah
- favor
- aho
- alas
- bhavata
- by you
- krtah
- done
- me
- upon me
- dandah
- punishment
- tvaya
- by you
- mayi
- unto me
- bhrtah
- done
- yat api
- although
- pralabdhah
- defeated
- na
- neither
- brahma-bandhusu
- unto an unqualified brahmana
- ca
- also
- vam
- both of you
- bhagavan
- my lord
- avajna
- negligence
- tubhyam
- of you
- hareh ca
- of Lord Visnu
- kutah
- where
- eva
- certainly
- dhrta-vratesu
- one who is engaged in the performance of sacrifice
King Daksa said: My dear Lord Siva, I committed a great offense against you, but you are so kind that instead of withdrawing your mercy, you have done me a great favor by punishing me. You and Lord Visnu never neglect even useless, unqualified brahmanas. Why, then, should you neglect me, who am engaged in performing sacrifices?