SB 4.7.16

SB 4.7.16

Devanagari

मैत्रेय उवाच क्षमाप्यैवं स मीढ्‍वांसं ब्रह्मणा चानुमन्त्रित: । कर्म सन्तानयामास सोपाध्यायर्त्विगादिभि: ॥ १६ ॥

Verse text

maitreya uvāca kṣamāpyaivaṁ sa mīḍhvāṁsaṁ brahmaṇā cānumantritaḥ karma santānayām āsa sopādhyāyartvig-ādibhiḥ

Synonyms

maitreyaḥ the sage Maitreya ; uvāca said ; kṣamā forgiveness ; āpya receiving ; evam thus ; saḥ King Dakṣa ; mīḍhvāṁsam unto Lord Śiva ; brahmaṇā along with Lord Brahmā ; ca also ; anumantritaḥ being permitted ; karma the sacrifice ; santānayām āsa began again ; sa along with ; upādhyāya learned sages ; ṛtvik the priests ; ādibhiḥ and others .

Translation

The great sage Maitreya said: Thus being pardoned by Lord Śiva, King Dakṣa, with the permission of Lord Brahmā, again began the performance of the yajṣa, along with the great learned sages, the priests and others.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Maitreya said: Being forgiven by Śiva, Dakṣa, with permission of Brahmā, undertook the sacrifice along with the priests and teachers. He undertook the sacrifice with the priests and teachers (upādhyāya).