श्रीशुक उवाच प्रतिजग्राह तद्बाढं नारद: साधुसम्मत: । एतावान्साधुवादो हि तितिक्षेतेश्वर: स्वयम् ॥ ४४ ॥
sri-suka uvaca pratijagraha tad badham naradah sadhu-sammatah etavan sadhu-vado hi titiksetesvarah svayam
- sri-sukah uvaca
- Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said
- pratijagraha
- accepted
- tat
- that
- badham
- so be it
- naradah
- Narada Muni
- sadhu-sammatah
- who is an approved sadhu
- etavan
- this much
- sadhu-vadah
- appropriate for a saintly person
- hi
- indeed
- titikseta
- he may tolerate
- isvarah
- although able to curse Prajapati Daksa
- svayam
- himself.
Sri Sukadeva Gosvami continued: My dear King, since Narada Muni is an approved saintly person, when cursed by Prajapati Daksa he replied, tad badham: Yes, what you have said is good. I accept this curse He could have cursed Prajapati Daksa in return, but because he is a tolerant and merciful sadhu, he took no action.