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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.2.11

एष मे शिष्यतां प्राप्तो यन्मे दुहितुरग्रहीत् । पाणिं विप्राग्निमुखत: सावित्र्या इव साधुवत् ॥ ११ ॥
eṣa me śiṣyatāṁ prāpto
[esha me shishyataam praapto]
yan me duhitur agrahīt
[yan me duhitur agraheet]
pāṇiṁ viprāgni-mukhataḥ
[paanim vipraagni-mukhatah]
sāvitryā iva sādhuvat
[saavitryaa iva saadhuvat]
Word-for-word
eṣaḥ — he (Śiva) me — my śiṣyatām — subordinate position prāptaḥ — accepted yat — because me duhituḥ — of my daughter agrahīt — he took pāṇim — the hand vipra-agni — of brāhmaṇas and fire mukhataḥ — in the presence sāvitryāḥ — Gāyatrī iva — like sādhuvat — like an honest person.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
eṣa me śiṣyatāṁ prāpto
eṣaḥ
he (Śiva)
me
my
śiṣyatām
subordinate position
prāptaḥ
accepted
yan me duhitur agrahīt
yat
because
me duhituḥ
of my daughter
agrahīt
he took
pāṇiṁ viprāgni-mukhataḥ
pāṇim
the hand
vipra-agni
of brāhmaṇas and fire
mukhataḥ
in the presence
sāvitryā iva sādhuvat
sāvitryāḥ
Gāyatrī
iva
like
sādhuvat
like an honest person.
He has already accepted himself as my subordinate by marrying my daughter in the presence of fire and brāhmaṇas. He has married my daughter, who is equal to Gāyatrī, and has pretended to be just like an honest person.
Purport

Dakṣa’s statement that Lord Śiva pretended to be an honest person means that Śiva was dishonest because in spite of accepting the position of Dakṣa’s son-in-law, he was not respectful to Dakṣa.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
He has accepted himself as my subordinate by marrying my daughter in the presence of fire and brāhmaṇas, posing as a well bred person. In this verse his criticism is clear. However, the words also can be taken as praise of Śiva. Until today he has kept my bad behaviour secret. Because he am omniscient, he is first to understand. Therefore he did not stand up and welcome me. However he has understood the qualities in my daughter, equal to Sāvitrī, whom he has married. What good behaviour is this on my part?
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Personal Guidance
Dakṣa treats marriage as a contract proving Śiva's subordination — when love becomes about hierarchy, it has already ended. Don't reduce sacred bonds to power calculations; you'll lose both the bond and yourself.
Reflection Questions
  • Where am I treating a sacred relationship as a hierarchy of debts?
  • What love have I let curdle into accounting?
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