Devanagari
मैत्रेय उवाच
सदा विद्विषतोरेवं कालो वै ध्रियमाणयो: ।
जामातु: श्वशुरस्यापि सुमहानतिचक्रमे ॥ १ ॥
Verse text
maitreya uvāca
sadā vidviṣator evaṁ
kālo vai dhriyamāṇayoḥ
jāmātuḥ śvaśurasyāpi
sumahān aticakrame
Synonyms
maitreyaḥ uvāca
—
Maitreya said
;
sadā
—
constantly
;
vidviṣatoḥ
—
the tension
;
evam
—
in this manner
;
kālaḥ
—
time
;
vai
—
certainly
;
dhriyamāṇayoḥ
—
continued to bear
;
jāmātuḥ
—
of the son-in-law
;
śvaśurasya
—
of the father-in-law
;
api
—
even
;
su
—
mahān — a very great
;
aticakrame
—
passed .
Translation
Maitreya continued: In this manner the tension between the father-in-law and son-in-law, Dakṣa and Lord Śiva, continued for a considerably long period.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Considerable time passed as the father-in-law and son –in-law continued their enmity.
In the Third Chapter, Satī, desiring to see the sacrifice performed by her father Dakṣa, is forbidden by Śiva, who cites words concerning proper conduct.
Dhriyamāṇayoḥ means continued. They did not beg pardon from each other. Dhṛ means “to continue to exist.”
Purport
The previous chapter has already explained that Vidura questioned the sage Maitreya as to the cause of the misunderstanding between Lord Śiva and Dakṣa. Another question is why the strife between Dakṣa and his son-in-law caused Satī to destroy her body. The chief reason for Satī’s giving up her body was that her father, Dakṣa, began another sacrificial performance, to which Lord Śiva was not invited at all. Generally, when any sacrifice is performed, although each and every sacrifice is intended to pacify the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, all the demigods, especially Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva and the other principal demigods, such as Indra and Candra, are invited, and they take part. It is said that unless all the demigods are present, no sacrifice is complete. But in the tension between the father-in-law and son-in-law, Dakṣa began another
yajṣa
performance, to which Lord Śiva was not invited. Dakṣa was the chief progenitor employed by Lord Brahmā, and he was a son of Brahmā, so he had a high position and was also very proud.