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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.2.1

విదుర ఉవాచ భవే శీలవతాం శ్రేష్ఠే దక్షో దుహితృవత్సల: । విద్వేషమకరోత్కస్మాదనాద‍ృత్యాత్మజాం సతీమ్ ॥ ౧ ॥
vidura uvāca
[vidura uvaacha]
bhave śīlavatāṁ śreṣṭhe
[bhave sheelavataam shreshthe]
dakṣo duhitṛ-vatsalaḥ
[daksho duhitri-vatsalah]
vidveṣam akarot kasmād
[vidvesham akarot kasmaad]
anādṛtyātmajāṁ satīm
[anaadrityaatmajaam sateem]
viduraḥ uvāca — Vidura said bhave — towards Lord Śiva śīlavatām — among the gentle śreṣṭhe — the best dakṣaḥ — Dakṣa duhitṛ-vatsalaḥ — being affectionate towards his daughter vidveṣam — enmity akarot — did exhibit kasmāt — why anādṛtya — neglecting ātmajām — his own daughter satīm — Satī.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vidura uvāca
viduraḥ uvāca
Vidura said
bhave śīlavatāṁ śreṣṭhe
bhave
towards Lord Śiva
śīlavatām
among the gentle
śreṣṭhe
the best
dakṣo duhitṛ-vatsalaḥ
dakṣaḥ
Dakṣa
duhitṛ-vatsalaḥ
being affectionate towards his daughter
vidveṣam akarot kasmād
vidveṣam
enmity
akarot
did exhibit
kasmāt
why
anādṛtyātmajāṁ satīm
anādṛtya
neglecting
ātmajām
his own daughter
satīm
Satī.
Vidura inquired: Why was Dakṣa, who was so affectionate towards his daughter, envious of Lord Śiva, who is the best among the gentle? Why did he neglect his daughter Satī?

In the Second Chapter of the Fourth Canto, the cause of the dissension between Lord Śiva and Dakṣa, which was due to a great sacrifice arranged by Dakṣa for the pacification of the entire universe, is explained. Lord Śiva is described here as the best of the gentle because he is not envious of anyone, he is equal to all living entities, and all other good qualities are present in his personality. The word śiva means “all-auspicious.” No one can be an enemy of Lord Śiva’s, for he is so peaceful and renounced that he does not even construct a house for his residence, but lives underneath a tree, always detached from all worldly things. The personality of Lord Śiva symbolizes the best of gentleness. Then why was Dakṣa, who offered his beloved daughter to such a gentle personality, inimical towards Lord Śiva so intensely that Satī, the daughter of Dakṣa and wife of Lord Śiva, gave up her body?

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Vidura said: Why did Dakṣa, affectionate towards his daughter, neglect her and show hatred to Lord Śiva, who is the best among the gentle? In the Second Chapter, when Dakṣa departs in anger after heavily criticizing Śiva, Nandīśvara and Bhṛgu fight with curses as weapons. Because Śiva was well behaved, and, even though Dakṣa did not have affection for him, because Dakṣa had affection for his daughter, he should not have shown hatred to Śiva.
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