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