SB 4.3.2

TEXT 2

TEXT

यदाभिषिक्तो दक्षस्तु ब्रह्मणा परमेष्ठिना ।
प्रजापतीनां सर्वेषाम् आधिपत्ये स्मयो ऽभवत् ॥ २ ॥

yadabhisikto daksas tu

brahmana paramesthina

prajapatinam sarvesam

adhipatye smayo 'bhavat

yada-when; abhisiktah-appointed; daksah-Daksa; tu-but; brahmana-by Brahma; paramesthina-the supreme teacher; prajapatinam-of the Prajapatis; sarvesam-of all; adhipatye-as the chief; smayah-puffed up; abhavat-he became.

TRANSLATION

When Lord Brahma appointed Daksa as the chief of all the Prajapatis, the progenitors of population, Daksa became very much puffed up.

PURPORT

Although he was envious and was inimical towards Lord Siva, Daksa was appointed the chief of all Prajapatis. That was the cause of his excessive pride. When a man becomes too proud of his material possessions, he can perform any disastrous act, so Daksa acted out of false prestige. That is described in this chapter.