Adhvaryus and Hotrs. Their number was th same. The seven sages recited jointly as wel as severally, Saman hymas. fag

Brahma said, "O Excellent sage, once daksa Prajdpati, organised a huge sacrifice. eceiving the diksa for yajiia he invited in hat yajiia all the divine sages

Brabma said, "On hearing the words 0 Daksa, the divine sages overpowered with th Maya of Siva, worshipped the deities ir sacrifice. O Sage, 1 have this explained the event of the cursing of the sacrifice of Daksa Now I shall speak about the destruction of th sacrifice.

'Then what is the use of getting Rudra here 0 Brahmans, 1 had given my daughter to Siv at the advice of Brahma.

Therefore, yourself, Brahma, and 8 competent Visnu, should at once summo Siva.

in the sacrifice to Gandharvas, Vidyadharas Siddhas, Adityas, the innumerable Nagas along with their followers and the ritualists

with their wives, arrived in the yajiia of m; son Daks .

O Brahmana, Siva docs not belong (0 | noble race and his parents are unknown, He i the lord of goblins, ghosts and spirits and i incorrigible.

He is haughty, self-conceited, foolish wil false prestige and is proud. He is unfit for thi task, therefore he has not been invited by me.

hms ss TE TE For the completion of the yajia, wit Indra, Lokapala, Brahmanas and the Siddha Siva should be brought here.

The sages who arrived there in Daksa' sacrifice included Agastya, Kadyapa, Ati Vamadeva, Bhrgu, Dadhici, lord Vyasa Bhardvaja, Gautama, Paila, Parasara, Garga Bhargava, Kakubha, Sita, Sumantu, Trika an

The Brahmanical, royal divine sages besides the kings, their ministers, friends an army, the cight Vasus and the Ganadevads besides the security guards for the yajiia wer all invited by Daksa.

again. All of you should make my yajia : cess."

All of you should go at once, where lor resides and bring here Siva and Sat

I, the creator of the universe, was als invited with prayers from Satyaloka. I also together with my sons, family and the Veda arived there.

The yajia-mandapa was decorated, wit proper initiative, Daksa with his wife afte performing Svastivacana, and receiving diks for yajia looked quite graceful

from Vaikuntha with his family and attendant for participating in the yajia.

O Gods, with the arrival of Siva- th Supreme, Soul, with Sat, the yajia would b purified.

Brahma said, "Listening to the words 0 Daksa in the presence of all the gods and sis supported with arguments, the sage Dadhic seid.

or by remembering whom, all the tasks ar established, such a lord Siva should b brought here making all the efforts

All the gods, Lokapalas and Ganadevata arrived there with their respective vehicles an the ganas.

Thus the wicked Daksa, invited all an honoured them all appropriately.

did not invite, his dearest daughter Sati, ecause of her being the wife of Siva, in the ajia.

rival of Siva here, otherwise it would remain ncomplete. 1 am speaking the truth." rear

Thus with the start of the yajia of Daksa, the people were engaged in their respective ssignments

re place pronouncing curse on Daksa

In the meantime the sage Dadhici, finding iva absent from the yajiia became nervous ad spoke.

ages like tais, the evil-minded Daksa laughed nd said

Visnu happens to be the base of the gods, n whom is enshrined the Eternal Dharma. 1 ave invited him in the yajia. What is the eficiency now in the yajiia.

uildings built by Visvakarma- the divine rehitcct for them.

Dadbici said, *0 all the celestial sages and thers, listen to my words. Why has Siva not rrived in the yajia?

Daksa said, "The Brahmana Dadhici and imilar types of sage have left my place of ajia.

'This has been well-done and I desired the ame. O Gods and the sages, 1 am speaking he truth

All the places, the gods, myself and Visnu vere lodged gracefully, who looked fine.

Though the best of the gods, the sages, and te lokapalas have arrived but the yajia has o grace without Siva,

Similarly the Lokapalas (guardians of the uarters) functioned as the gate-keepers or the atchmen. They were well-cquipped with rms and were assisted by their attendants tho were quite enthusiastic

Brahma. the Grand Sire of all the lokas, rahma from Satyaloka with the Vedas, \gamas Upanisads and other scriptures have ready arrived here.

Influenced with the illusion of Siva, the ods and sis iso arrived for the performing f the yajia.

ie gods. In addition to these, the sinless sages ave also arrived here.

The people who are slow-witted, senseless, ogues, indulging in false deliberations and iscussions, are considered to be out of the fedic circle. Such people with evil conduct re not fit enough to participate in the acrificial rites.

acrifice The excellent sages held the Vedas.

anakhala, the yajiia, wes organised in which hrgu and other great sages were appointed as rests,

pinion, that the eternal Purusa, because of hom, all the works face success, the same urdna-purusa, Supreme lord, blue-throated ne known as Bull-bannered one, is absent

Such of the people who are suitable or all vorthy of being included in the sacrifice and eserve honour have arrived. All of you are ell aware of the Vedss and their nterpretation and are steady in your rites

0 Brahmanas, sages and the gods, all of ou with Visnu should make my yajia

Visnu, himself was the presiding deity long with the Maruts. I myself (Brahma) unctioned as the chief priest for the Vedic uals.

'The sacted fire of the yajia took to diverse orms in several ways, in order (0 receive the acrificial offerings of Daksa.

The wicked Daksa, taking Siva to be the carrier of skull, did not consider him fit fo invitation.

O Daksa, with the presence of three eye and five faced Siva, all the inauspicious thing become auspicious.

Brahma said, "Listening to these words, he foolish and evil-minded Daksa, at once poke laughingly.

Visnu in whom, ll the Vedas, yajiias and Il the noble deeds are enshrined, is already resent here,

Dadhici said, "With Sive, this yajiia woul be termed as a yajia. Particularly you destruction is sure to happen in this yajiia."

Thus speaking the sage Dadhici, left th