Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 4: Creation of the Fourth Order

Chapter 7: The Sacrifice Performed by Daksha. Text 60

एतद्भगवतः शम्भोः कर्म दक्षाध्वरद्रुहः ।
श्रुतं भागवताच्छिष्यादुद्धवान्मे बृहस्पतेः ॥६०॥

etad bhagavataḥ śambhoḥ
karma daká¹£Ädhvara-druhaḥ
Å›rutaá¹ bhÄgavatÄc chiá¹£yÄd
uddhavÄn me bá¹›haspateḥ

 etat - this; bhagavataḥ - of the possessor of all opulences; Å›ambhoḥ - of Åšambhu (Lord Åšiva); karma - story; daká¹£a-adhvara-druhaḥ - who devastated the sacrifice of Daká¹£a; Å›rutam - was heard; bhÄgavatÄt - from a great devotee; Å›iá¹£yÄt - from the disciple; uddhavÄt - from Uddhava; me - by me; bá¹›haspateḥ - of Bá¹›haspati.


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Maitreya said: My dear Vidura, I heard this story of the Dakṣa yajña, which was devastated by Lord Śiva, from Uddhava, a great devotee and a disciple of Bṛhaspati.

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