Dasakam 016 - Sloka 09

दक्षस्तु धातुरतिलालनया रजोऽन्धो नात्यादृतस्त्वयि च कष्टमशान्तिरासीत् ।

येन व्यरुन्ध स भवत्तनुमेव शर्वं यज्ञे च वैरपिशुने स्वसुतां व्यमानीत् ॥९॥

Dakṣastu dhāturatilālanayā rajo'ndho

Nātyādṛtas tvayi ca kaṣṭam aśāntir āsīt ।

Yena vyarundha sa bhavantanum eva śarvaṁ

Yajñe ca vairapiśune svasutāṁ vyamānīt ॥9॥

தக்ஷஸ்து தாதுரதிலாலநயா ரஜோ'ந்தோ

நாத்யாத்ருதஸ்த்வயி ச கஷ்டமஸாந்திராசீத் ।

யேந வ்யருந்த ஸ பவந்தநுமேவ ஸர்வம்

யஜ்ஞே ச வைரபிஷுநே ஸ்வஸுதாம் வ்யமாநீத் ॥9॥

दक्ष:-तुDaksha, indeedधातु:-अति-लालनयाdue to excessive indulgence shown by Brahmaaरज:-अन्ध:blinded by Rajoguna (haughtiness)न-अति-आदृत:-त्वयिwithout much respect for Theeच कष्टम्-and Alas!अशान्ति:-आसीत्was unpeaceful in mindयेन व्यरुन्ध सbecause of that he became antagonistic toभवत्-तनुम्-एव शर्वंShiva who is a form of Thee aloneयज्ञे च वैर-पिशुनेand during the Yanjya which he did to show his enmity to Shivaस्व-सुताम् व्यमानीत्insulted his own daughter

Owing to the extreme indulgence given to him by Brahmaa, Daksha was blinded with haughtiness and overpowered by Rajoguna. Alas! He had no respect for Thee and had lost his mental calmness. So he became antagonistic to Shiva who is Thee alone in another form. He performed a sacrifice to show his enmity towards Shiva and also slighted his own daughter Sati.