SB 6.6.43

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Sixth Canto - Chapter 6: The Progeny of the Daughters of Dakṣa

SB 6.6.42 - SB 6.6.44

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 43

pūṣānapatyaḥ piṣṭādo

bhagna-danto 'bhavat purā

yo 'sau dakṣāya kupitaṁ

jahāsa vivṛta-dvijaḥ

SYNONYMS

pūṣā — Pūṣā; anapatyaḥ — without children; piṣṭa-adaḥ — who lives by eating flour; bhagna-dantaḥ — with broken teeth; abhavat — became; purā — formerly; yaḥ — who; asau — that; dakṣāya — at Dakṣa; kupitam — very angry; jahāsa — laughed; vivṛta-dvijaḥ — uncovering his teeth.

TRANSLATION

Pūṣā had no sons. When Lord Śiva was angry at Dakṣa, Pūṣā had laughed at Lord Śiva and shown his teeth. Therefore he lost his teeth and had to live by eating only ground flour.

SB 6.6.42 - SB 6.6.44