SB 4.4.18
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 18
- atas tavotpannam idaṁ kalevaraṁ
- na dhārayiṣye śiti-kaṇṭha-garhiṇaḥ
- jagdhasya mohād dhi viśuddhim andhaso
- jugupsitasyoddharaṇaṁ pracakṣate
SYNONYMS
ataḥ — therefore; tava — from you; utpannam — received; idam — this; kalevaram — body; na dhārayiṣye — I shall not bear; śiti-kaṇṭha-garhiṇaḥ — who have blasphemed Lord Śiva; jagdhasya — which has been eaten; mohāt — by mistake; hi — because; viśuddhim — the purification; andhasaḥ — of food; jugupsitasya — poisonous; uddharaṇam — vomiting; pracakṣate — declare.
TRANSLATION
Therefore I shall no longer bear this unworthy body, which has been received from you, who have blasphemed Lord Śiva. If someone has taken food which is poisonous, the best treatment is to vomit.
PURPORT
Since Satī was the representation of the external potency of the Lord, it was in her power to vanquish many universes, including many Dakṣas, but in order to save her husband from the charge that he employed his wife, Satī, to kill Dakṣa because he could not do so due to his inferior position, she decided to give up her body.