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08-27-2008, 03:11 PM
A) see my posting for the complete pastime at:
Daksha, his daughter Sati and Son-in-Law Lord Shiva
B) Here is a bit more of the verses to see WHAT IS GOING ON IN SATRA DURING THIS PASTIME:
SB 4.6.38<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:" /><o:p></o:p>
His left leg was placed on his right thigh, and his left hand was placed on his left thigh. In his right hand he held rudräkña beads. This sitting posture is called véräsana. He sat in the véräsana posture, and his finger was in the mode of argument.<o:p></o:p>
SB 4.6.39<o:p></o:p>
All the sages and demigods, headed by Indra, offered their respectful obeisances unto Lord Çiva with folded hands. Lord Çiva was dressed in saffron garments and absorbed in trance, thus appearing to be the foremost of all sages.<o:p></o:p>
SB 4.6.40<o:p></o:p>
Lord Çiva’s lotus feet were worshiped by both the demigods and demons, but still, in spite of his exalted position, as soon as he saw that Lord Brahmä was there among all the other demigods, he immediately stood up and offered him respect by bowing down and touching his lotus feet, just as Vämanadeva offered His respectful obeisances to Kaçyapa Muni.<o:p></o:p>
SB 4.6.41<o:p></o:p>
All the sages who were sitting with Lord Çiva, such as Närada and others, also offered their respectful obeisances to Lord Brahmä. After being so worshiped, Lord Brahmä, smiling, began to speak to Lord Çiva.<o:p></o:p>
SB 4.6.42<o:p></o:p>
Lord Brahmä said: My dear Lord Çiva, I know that you are the controller of the entire material manifestation, the combination father and mother of the cosmic manifestation, and the Supreme Brahman beyond the cosmic manifestation as well. I know you in that way.<o:p></o:p>
SB 4.6.43<o:p></o:p>
My dear lord, you create this cosmic manifestation, maintain it, and annihilate it by expansion of your personality, exactly as a spider creates, maintains and winds up its web.<o:p></o:p>
SB 4.6.44<o:p></o:p>
My dear lord, Your Lordship has introduced the system of sacrifices through the agency of Dakña, and thus one may derive the benefits of religious activities and economic development. Under your regulative principles, the institution of the four varëas and äçramas is respected. The brähmaëas therefore vow to follow this system strictly.<o:p></o:p>
SB 4.6.45<o:p></o:p>
O most auspicious lord, you have ordained the heavenly planets, the spiritual Vaikuëöha planets and the impersonal Brahman sphere as the respective destinations of the performers of auspicious activities. Similarly, for others, who are miscreants, you have destined different kinds of hells which are horrible and ghastly. Yet sometimes it is found that their destinations are just the opposite. It is very difficult to ascertain the cause of this.<o:p></o:p>
SB 4.6.46<o:p></o:p>
My dear Lord, devotees who have fully dedicated their lives unto your lotus feet certainly observe your presence as Paramätmä in each and every being, and as such they do not differentiate between one living being and another. Such persons treat all living entities equally. They never become overwhelmed by anger like animals, who can see nothing without differentiation.<o:p></o:p>
SB 4.6.47<o:p></o:p>
Persons who observe everything with differentiation, who are simply attached to fruitive activities, who are mean minded, who are always pained to see the flourishing condition of others and who thus give distress to them by uttering harsh and piercing words have already been killed by providence. Thus there is no need for them to be killed again by an exalted personality like you.<o:p></o:p>
SB 4.6.48<o:p></o:p>
My dear lord, if in some places materialists, who are already bewildered by the insurmountable illusory energy of the Supreme Godhead, sometimes commit offenses, a saintly person, with compassion, does not take this seriously. Knowing that they commit offenses because they are overpowered by the illusory energy, he does not show his prowess to counteract them.<o:p></o:p>
SB 4.6.49<o:p></o:p>
My dear lord, you are never bewildered by the formidable influence of the illusory energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore you are omniscient and should be merciful and compassionate toward those who are bewildered by the same illusory energy and are very much attached to fruitive activities.<o:p></o:p>
SB 4.6.50<o:p></o:p>
My dear Lord Çiva, you are a shareholder of a portion of the sacrifice, and you are the giver of the result. The bad priests did not deliver your share, and therefore you destroyed everything, and the sacrifice remains unfinished. Now you can do the needful and take your rightful share.<o:p></o:p>
SB 4.6.51<o:p></o:p>
My dear lord, by your mercy the performer of the sacrifice (King Dakña) may get back his life, Bhaga may get back his eyes, Bhågu his mustache, and Püñä his teeth.<o:p></o:p>
SB 4.6.52<o:p></o:p>
O Lord Çiva, may the demigods and the priests whose limbs have been broken by your soldiers recover from the injuries by your grace.<o:p></o:p>
SB 4.6.53<o:p></o:p>
O destroyer of the sacrifice, please take your portion of the sacrifice and let the sacrifice be completed by your grace.
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