SB 4.2.3
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 3
- etad ākhyāhi me brahman
- jāmātuḥ śvaśurasya ca
- vidveṣas tu yataḥ prāṇāṁs
- tatyaje dustyajān satī
SYNONYMS
etat — thus; ākhyāhi — please tell; me — to me; brahman — O brāhmaṇa; jāmātuḥ — of the son-in-law (Lord Śiva); śvaśurasya — of the father-in-law (Dakṣa); ca — and; vidveṣaḥ — quarrel; tu — as to; yataḥ — from what cause; prāṇān — her life; tatyaje — gave up; dustyajān — which is impossible to give up; satī — Sati.
TRANSLATION
My dear Maitreya, to part with one's life is very difficult. Would you kindly explain to me how such a son-in-law and father-in-law could quarrel so bitterly that the great goddess Satī could give up her life?