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.

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.