मैत्रेय उवाच
विनिन्द्यैवं स गिरिशम् अप्रतीपमवस्थितम् ।
दक्षो ऽथाप उपस्पृश्य क्रुद्धः शप्तुं प्रचक्रमे ॥ १७ ॥
kruddhah saptum pracakrame
maitreyah uvaca-Maitreya said; vinindya-abusing; evam-thus; sah-he (Daksa); girisam-Siva; apratipam-without any hostility; avasthitam-remaining; daksah-Daksa; atha-now; apah-water; upasprsya-washing hands and mouth; kruddhah-angry; saptum-to curse; pracakrame-began to.
The sage Maitreya continued: Thus Daksa, seeing Lord Siva sitting as if against him, washed his hands and mouth and cursed him in the following words.