SB 4.2.3

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Fourth Canto - Chapter 2: Dakṣa Curses Lord Śiva

SB 4.2.2 - SB 4.2.4

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 3

etad ākhyāhi me brahman

jāmātuḥ śvaśurasya ca

vidveṣas tu yataḥ prāṇāṁs

tatyaje dustyajān satī

SYNONYMS

etat—thus; ākhyāhi—please tell; me—to me; brahman—O brāhmaṇa; jāmātuḥ—of the son-in-law (Lord Śiva); śvaśurasya—of the father-in-law (Dakṣa); ca—and; vidveṣaḥ—quarrel; tu—as to; yataḥ—from what cause; prāṇān—her life; tatyaje—gave up; dustyajān—which is impossible to give up; satī—Sati.

TRANSLATION

My dear Maitreya, to part with one's life is very difficult. Would you kindly explain to me how such a son-in-law and father-in-law could quarrel so bitterly that the great goddess Satī could give up her life?

SB 4.2.2 - SB 4.2.4