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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.5.9

प्रसूतिमिश्रा: स्त्रिय उद्विग्नचित्ता ऊचुर्विपाको वृजिनस्यैव तस्य । यत्पश्यन्तीनां दुहितृणां प्रजेश: सुतां सतीमवदध्यावनागाम् ॥ ९ ॥
prasūti-miśrāḥ striya udvigna-cittā
[prasooti-mishraah striya udvigna-chittaa]
ūcur vipāko vṛjinasyaiva tasya
[oochur vipaako vrijinasyaiva tasya]
yat paśyantīnāṁ duhitṝṇāṁ prajeśaḥ
[yat pashyanteenaam duhitreenaam prajeshah]
sutāṁ satīm avadadhyāv anāgām
[sutaam sateem avadadhyaav anaagaam]
Word-for-word
prasūti-miśrāḥ — headed by Prasūti striyaḥ — the women udvigna-cittāḥ — being very anxious ūcuḥ — said vipākaḥ — the resultant danger vṛjinasya — of the sinful activity eva — indeed tasya — his (Dakṣa’s) yat — because paśyantīnām — who were looking on duhitṝṇām — of her sisters prajeśaḥ — the lord of the created beings (Dakṣa) sutām — his daughter satīm — Satī avadadhyau — insulted anāgām — completely innocent.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
prasūti-miśrāḥ striya udvigna-cittā
prasūti-miśrāḥ
headed by Prasūti
striyaḥ
the women
udvigna-cittāḥ
being very anxious
ūcur vipāko vṛjinasyaiva tasya
ūcuḥ
said
vipākaḥ
the resultant danger
vṛjinasya
of the sinful activity
eva
indeed
tasya
his (Dakṣa’s)
yat paśyantīnāṁ duhitṝṇāṁ prajeśaḥ
yat
because
paśyantīnām
who were looking on
duhitṝṇām
of her sisters
prajeśaḥ
the lord of the created beings (Dakṣa)
sutāṁ satīm avadadhyāv anāgām
sutām
his daughter
satīm
Satī
avadadhyau
insulted
anāgām
completely innocent.
Prasūti, the wife of Dakṣa, along with the other women assembled, became very anxious and said: This danger has been created by Dakṣa because of the death of Satī, who, even though completely innocent, quit her body as her sisters looked on.
Purport

Prasūti, being a softhearted woman, could immediately understand that the imminent danger approaching was due to the impious activity of hardhearted Prajāpati Dakṣa. He was so cruel that he would not save her youngest daughter, Satī, from the act of committing suicide in the presence of her sisters. Satī’s mother could understand how much Satī had been pained by the insult of her father. Satī had been present along with the other daughters, and Dakṣa had purposely received all of them but her because she happened to be the wife of Lord Śiva. This consideration convinced the wife of Dakṣa of the danger which was now ahead, and thus she knew that Dakṣa must be prepared to die for his heinous act.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The wives of Dakṣa headed by Prasūti, with anxious hearts, said, “This is the result of Dakṣa’s sin. While her sisters watched, he insulted Satī, his daughter, who was innocent.” The women of whom Prasūti was the chief spoke. This is the result (vipākam) of the offense of her father. Not only did Dakṣa offend her, but did so in the presence of her sisters, and she was innocent as well.
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Personal Guidance
Prasūti named the cause cleanly — Dakṣa's misconduct caused the death of Satī, even though her sisters watched. Sometimes women see what men in power refuse to admit. Honor the diagnosis from those at the margins of the offense.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose marginal diagnosis of my situation am I refusing to hear?
  • Where has someone close to me named the cause and been dismissed?
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