Then Daksa Prajapati- my son, when foun this, he was suddenly enraged over Siva.

Brahma said, "In the ancient times, th great sages collected in the holy place 0

"You would not be able to understand meaning of the Vedas, even after dec discussion on the subject. You would alway say that there is nothing clse.

O wise Nandi, you have imparte knowledge to Sanaka etc. the sons of Brahm: be calm and quict. I have not at all bee cursed.

Nendi vara said, "O Deceitful one immensely foolish, evil minded, Daksa, hoy could you expel my lord Mahesa from th yajia?

Daksa on the other hand, who wa immensely arrogant and short of wisdom cruelly looked at Siva and spoke words whic} could be heard by all"

Tam myself the yajia, the performer of th yajia besides being the part of yajiia. I an also the soul of the yajita, the performance 0 the yajiia, and an exterior to the same.

The siddhas, Sanaka and other divin sages, besides Prajapati, the gods and th ascetics who had audience with Brahm als arrived there,

who makes all the sacrifices fruitful an; successful and even the holy places an purified by him?

1 also erived there with my disciples together with Agamas, Nigama in the shinin embodied forms.

sacrifices of the $0dras following the Vedi path. They would actually be paupers eager t receive money through any source.

Who are they? Who are you? Who are al these? [ represent them all in reality. Yo better think from this angle. You have curses the Brahmanas in vain.

0 Evil minded Daksa, you have curse lord Siva, in vain, with your inconsiderat rashness, as a Brahman and you have laughe: athim.

the undeserving sources, they would fall hell while some of them would turn a Brahmaraksases.

0 Degraded Brahmana, he is the one wh creates, preserves and ultimately destroys th universe, such a type of Siva has been mad by you the target of your curse. Why have yor done so?"

O Immensely wise one, O Nandi, you shedding away the anger, realising th fundamental basis of the formation of th universe, through the factual position, ge enlightened and re-assured."

He is deceitful, wicked, sinful, denounce

A person, who, taking Siva to be a ordinary person, becomes inimical 10 him such on evil-minded person, would b deprived of jiiana-tattva.

O Sage, in the meantime, lord Siva ogether with his ganas and Sat arrived there. Te was the creator of the three worlds, besides cing bestower of the benefits to the three vorlds.

Daksa said, "You- all the auendants o

closest and dearest of Sivas ganas anc accompanied with all the ganas left for thei own abode.

Brahma said, "Thus speaking the mmensely wicked Daksa, started talking bout Siva- O gods and Brahmanas, listen, he 5 due to be killed by me now."

With the arrival of Siva, the gods, the iddhas sages, and even myself offered there alutation to him, besides praising him.

Filled with anger, when Nandi vara cursed he Brahmanas and Daksa, there was 2 huge proar at the place.

Daksa Prajapati, on the other hand was urrounded by the cnraged Brahmanas, filled vith rage and feeling inimical to Siva left for is abode.

Daksa said, "T expel Rudra from the yajiia. [ 15 an out-caste from all the varanas, having n ugly shape, dweller of the cremation round. He is devoid of race and birth. From day onwards, he would not receive his part of the yajia) with other gods."

cats, at the indication of Siva and started raising their fortunes (for having a look at a).

scless talk, devoid of good manners, engaged 1 drinking wine, wearing the matted locks of ir, the ashes on the body, as well the bones s omaments." iar

Brahma said, "Listening 10 the degraded vords of Daksa, and considering Siva to be omparable with other gods, other sages and sis like Bhrgu and others denounced Siva.

he curse, and shedding away his devotion for a, started denouncing Siva.

Then 1, (Brahma) the spokes-person of the das, and well-versed in Siva-tattva, istening to the same, denounced several limes 3hrgu and other Brahmanas present there.

Atthe same time, suddenly Daksa, the lord f the illustrious Prajapatis arrived there clightfully.

Siva on his part, listening to the words of andl, spoke sweatly to him trying to onvince him,

Then Nandi vara the son of Silada, who vas quite illustrious said to the extremely rrogant Daksa."

is salutation to me and took his seat at my ndication.

aksa in relation to Siva- the Supreme Soul. ) Dear one, now 1 shall namate the umiliation extended to him by Siva.

Sadasiva said, "O Nandi, the great ntellect, don't be angry. You have cursed the

Nandl vara said, 0. Evil minded and icked Daksa, you have uselessly pronounced he curse, unaware of the importance of Siva- aitva, over the ganas of Siva, because of the ashness of your mind possessing petty nowledge.

All the gods, quite humbly, with folded ands offered their salutation to Dakse, ulogising him at the same time.

iverse sports, freely, continued sitting over is seat. He failed to offer his salutation fo

ylizbles and are in the form of the Saktas, here lives the souls of al the living beings.

he pride of being Brahmanas and having evil ninds laughed at Siva, the great lord.

n anger, The Vedas lead to self realisation nd 85 such, they should not be cursed.

20 are against Siva, I pronounce a curse on hem with the influence of Rudra.

Daksa said, "All the gods, demons, sis and others are offering their salutation to me

He always lives in the cremation ground, i shameless, inactive, always served by th ghosts and the goblins, intoxicated bein ignorant of the correct practices, and spoiling the old tradition has not offered his salutatior tome.

Listening to the words of Daksa, andT vara the attendant of Siva, felt enraged nd became ready to pronounce a curse on Daksa."

'When Daksa was thus rebuked by Nandi a well then Daksa filled with anger, curse Nand also.

Brahma said, "When Daksa so pronounced curse over the attendants of Siva, Nandi$vara- the dear attendant of Siva, was nmensely enraged.

(desires), Arodha (anger), lobha (greed) an mada (arrogance), you would always b desirous of the heaven and become shameles beggars.

and would indulge in worldly vulgar an

Brahma said, "When so advised by Siva Nandisvara shed away the anger, achieving the supreme knowledge and he became calm.