SB 4.7.11

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Fourth Canto - Chapter 7: The Sacrifice Performed by Dakṣa

SB 4.7.10 - SB 4.7.12

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 11

bhava-stavāya kṛta-dhīr

nāśaknod anurāgataḥ

autkaṇṭhyād bāṣpa-kalayā

samparetāṁ sutāṁ smaran

SYNONYMS

bhava-stavāya—for praying to Lord Śiva; kṛta-dhīḥ—although decided; na—never; aśaknot—was able; anurāgataḥ—by feeling; autkaṇṭhyāt—because of eagerness; bāṣpa-kalayā—with tears in the eyes; samparetām—dead; sutām—daughter; smaran—remembering.

TRANSLATION

King Dakṣa wanted to offer prayers to Lord Śiva, but as he remembered the ill-fated death of his daughter Satī, his eyes filled with tears, and in bereavement his voice choked up, and he could not say anything.

SB 4.7.10 - SB 4.7.12