पूषानपत्य: पिष्टादो भग्नदन्तोऽभवत्पुरा । योऽसौ दक्षाय कुपितं जहास विवृतद्विज: ॥ ४३ ॥
pusanapatyah pistado bhagna-danto ’bhavat pura yo ’sau daksaya kupitam jahasa vivrta-dvijah
- pusa
- Pusa
- anapatyah
- without children
- pista-adah
- who lives by eating flour
- bhagna-dantah
- with broken teeth
- abhavat
- became
- pura
- formerly
- yah
- who
- asau
- that
- daksaya
- at Daksa
- kupitam
- very angry
- jahasa
- laughed
- vivrta-dvijah
- uncovering his teeth.
Pusa had no sons. When Lord Siva was angry at Daksa, Pusa had laughed at Lord Siva and shown his teeth. Therefore he lost his teeth and had to live by eating only ground flour.