Shloka 19
Dakṣa Offends Lord Śiva: Cursing and Countercursing in the Sacrificial Assembly
निषिध्यमान: स सदस्यमुख्यै- र्दक्षो गिरित्राय विसृज्य शापम् । तस्माद्विनिष्क्रम्य विवृद्धमन्यु- र्जगाम कौरव्य निजं निकेतनम् ॥ १९ ॥
niṣidhyamānaḥ sa sadasya-mukhyair dakṣo giritrāya visṛjya śāpam tasmād viniṣkramya vivṛddha-manyur jagāma kauravya nijaṁ niketanam
مجلس کے معززین کے روکنے کے باوجود دکش نے گِرِتر (شیو) کو لعنت دی؛ پھر شدید غضب میں مجلس چھوڑ کر اپنے گھر چلا گیا۔
Anger is so detrimental that even a great personality like Dakṣa, out of anger, left the arena where Brahmā was presiding and all the great sages and pious and saintly persons were assembled. All of them requested him not to leave, but, infuriated, he left, thinking that the auspicious place was not fit for him. Puffed up by his exalted position, he thought that no one was greater than he in argument. It appears that all the members of the assembly, including Lord Brahmā, requested him not to be angry and leave their company, but in spite of all these requests, he left. That is the effect of cruel anger. In Bhagavad-gītā, therefore, it is advised that one who desires to make tangible advancement in spiritual consciousness must avoid three things — lust, anger and the mode of passion. Actually we can see that lust, anger and passion make a man crazy, even though he be as great as Dakṣa. The very name Dakṣa suggests that he was expert in all material activities, but still, because of his aversion towards such a saintly personality as Śiva, he was attacked by these three enemies — anger, lust and passion. Lord Caitanya therefore advised that one be very careful not to offend Vaiṣṇavas. He compared offenses toward a Vaiṣṇava to a mad elephant. As a mad elephant can do anything horrible, so when a person offends a Vaiṣṇava he can perform any abominable action.
FAQs
This verse states that Dakṣa, even when restrained by senior members of the assembly, still uttered a curse against Lord Śiva (Giritrā) and left the arena in intensified anger.
Because his anger had grown strong; after speaking the curse, he exited the sacrificial arena and returned to his own home, showing how pride and resentment overruled counsel.
Unchecked ego and anger can make a person ignore wise advice and commit harmful speech; the verse warns to pause, accept correction, and avoid offenses—especially against the virtuous.