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नैमिषे निमिषक्षेत्रे यज्जातं वृत्तमद्भुतम् ॥ तत्किं न स्मर्यते दक्ष विस्मृतं किं कुबुद्धिना ॥२६॥
What transpired at Naimiṣa, the holy place in a surprisingly mysterious manner is evidently not remembered by you, O Dakṣa. Did you forget it in your evil way?
english translation
रुद्रकोपाच्च को ह्यत्र समर्थो रक्षणे तव ॥ न यस्याभिमतं दक्ष यस्त्वां रक्षति दुर्मतिः॥२७॥
Who can save you from Rudra’s anger? O Dakṣa, a person who protects you, the wicked one, finds no approval anywhere.
english translation
किं कर्म किमकर्मेति तत्र पश्यसि दुर्मते ॥ समर्थं केवलं कर्म न भविष्यति सर्वदा ॥ २८ ॥
An evil-minded man does not see what is good and what is not. A sacred action or rite cannot be efficacious always.
english translation
स्वकर्मविद्धि तद्येन समर्थत्वेन जायते ॥ न त्वन्यः कर्मणो दाता शं भवेदीश्वरं विना ॥२९॥
You must know that to be your duty which is naturally efficacious. Except Śiva none can be the bestower of action.
english translation
ईश्वरस्य च यो भक्त्या शांतस्तद्गतमानसः ॥ कर्मणो हि फलं तस्य प्रयच्छति तदा शिवः ॥ 2-2-35-३० ॥
Śiva bestows the fruit of the actions upon the person who is tranquil on account of devotion to the lord and whose mind is fixed in him alone.
english translation