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Shiva Purana

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दक्ष उवाच ॥ विमले च कुले त्वं हि समुत्पन्नः कलानिधे ॥ आश्रितेषु च सर्वेषु न्यूनाधिक्यं कथं तव ॥ ११ ॥

Dakṣa said:— O storehouse of digits, you are born of a noble family. How can you cherish oddity in your affection towards your dependents?

english translation

कृतं चेत्तकृतं तच्च न कर्तव्यं त्वया पुनः ॥ वर्तनं विषमत्वेन नरकप्रदमीरितम् ॥ १२ ॥

If you have done so, stop with it. This is enough. You shall not repeat it. Oddity in behaviour is said to be conducive to hell.

english translation

सूत उवाच ॥ दक्षश्चैव च संप्रार्थ्य चन्द्रं जामातरं स्वयम्॥ जगाम मन्दिरं स्वं वै निश्चयं परमं गतः ॥ १३॥

Sūta said:— After requesting the moon, his son-in-law, thus, Dakṣa returned to his abode fully assured.

english translation

चंद्रोऽपि वचनं तस्य न चकार विमोहितः ॥ शिवमायाप्रभावेण यया संमोहितं जगत् ॥ १४ ॥

The moon did not act according to his advice being deluded by Śiva’s Māyā which deludes the universe.

english translation

शुभं भावि यदा यस्य शुभं भवति तस्य वै ॥ अशुभं च यदा भावि कथं तस्य शुभं भवेत् ॥ १५॥

Welfare befalls him who is destined to have it. How can one destined to court woe have a weal?

english translation