Shloka 38
Nārada Instructs Dakṣa’s Sons; Allegory of the World; Dakṣa Curses Nārada
एवं त्वं निरनुक्रोशो बालानां मतिभिद्धरे: । पार्षदमध्ये चरसि यशोहा निरपत्रप: ॥ ३८ ॥
evaṁ tvaṁ niranukrośo bālānāṁ mati-bhid dhareḥ pārṣada-madhye carasi yaśo-hā nirapatrapaḥ
ഇങ്ങനെ നീ കരുണയില്ലാതെ നിർദോഷ ബാലന്മാരുടെ മനസ്സിനെ പിളർത്തി, എന്നിട്ടും ഹരിയുടെ പാർഷദനെന്നു നടിക്കുന്നു. നീ പരമപുരുഷന്റെ യശസ്സിനെ അപകീർത്തിപ്പെടുത്തി; നീ ലജ്ജയില്ലാത്തവനും ദയരഹിതനുമാണ്. പിന്നെ എങ്ങനെ നീ പരമപ്രഭുവിന്റെ പാർഷദന്മാരുടെ ഇടയിൽ സഞ്ചരിക്കുന്നു?
This mentality of Prajāpati Dakṣa still continues even today. When young boys join the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, their fathers and so-called guardians are very angry at the propounder of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement because they think that their sons have been unnecessarily induced to deprive themselves of the material enjoyments of eating, drinking and merrymaking. Karmīs, fruitive workers, think that one should fully enjoy his present life in this material world and also perform some pious activities to be promoted to higher planetary systems for further enjoyment in the next life. A yogī, however, especially a bhakti-yogī, is callous to the opinions of this material world. He is not interested in traveling to the higher planetary systems of the demigods to enjoy a long life in an advanced materialistic civilization. As stated by Prabodhānanda Sarasvatī, kaivalyaṁ narakāyate tridaśa-pūr ākāśa-puṣpāyate: for a devotee, merging into the Brahman existence is hellish, and life in the higher planetary systems of the demigods is a will-o’-the-wisp, a phantasmagoria with no real existence at all. A pure devotee is not interested in yogic perfection, travel to higher planetary systems, or oneness with Brahman. He is interested only in rendering service to the Personality of Godhead. Since Prajāpati Dakṣa was a karmī, he could not appreciate the great service Nārada Muni had rendered his eleven thousand sons. Instead, he accused Nārada Muni of being sinful and charged that because Nārada Muni was associated with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Lord would also be defamed. Thus Dakṣa criticized that Nārada Muni was an offender to the Lord although he was known as an associate of the Lord.
FAQs
Because Daksha feels Narada redirected his sons away from household life toward renunciation, thereby “breaking” their worldly resolve and frustrating Daksha’s plans for progeny.
In the narrative, Narada instructed Daksha’s sons in spiritual truth, leading them to give up material ambitions. Daksha, attached to lineage and creation, reacted with anger and accused Narada of ruining his family purpose.
Attachment can make a person misjudge even saintly guidance; the verse warns against blaming devotees and shows how anger and pride can turn one’s speech into offense.