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॥ ब्रह्मोवाच ॥ एवमुक्तश्शंकरेण वीरभद्रस्त्वरान्वितः ॥ कबंधमानयित्वाग्रे तस्य शंभोरथाक्षिपत् ॥२१॥
Brahmā said: Thus commanded by Śiva, Vīrabhadra, hastened to bring the headless body of Dakṣa which he threw in front of Śiva.
english translation
विशिरस्कं च तं दृष्ट्वा शंकरो लोकशंकरः ॥ वीरभद्रमुवाचाग्रे विहसन्मुनिसत्तम ॥ २२ ॥
Seeing him (Daksha) without a head, Lord Shankara—the benefactor of the world—smiled and spoke to Veerabhadra in front of the sages, O best of sages.
english translation
शिरः कुत्रेति तेनोक्ते वीरभद्रोऽब्रवीत्प्रभुः ॥ मया शिरो हुतं चाग्नौ तदानीमेव शंकर ॥२३॥
When asked, “Where is the head?” by Shankara, Veerabhadra replied, “O Lord, I have already offered it into the sacrificial fire, at that very moment, O Shankara.”
english translation
इति श्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य वीरभद्रस्य शंकरः ॥ देवान् तथाज्ञपत्प्रीत्या यदुक्तं तत्पुरा प्रभुः ॥ २४ ॥
On hearing the words of Vīrabhadra, Śiva commanded the gods in the manner as mentioned before.
english translation
विधाय कार्त्स्न्येन च तद्यदाह भगवान् भवः ॥ मया विष्ण्वादयः सर्वे भृग्वादीनथ सत्वरम् ॥२५॥
After doing in accordance with what lord Śiva had said, Viṣṇu, the gods and I acquainted Bhṛgu with the same quickly.
english translation