Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 88 Verse 32

Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 88: Lord Śiva Saved from Vṛkāsura

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.88.32

śrī-bhagavān uvāca

evaḿ cet tarhi tad-vākyaḿ

na vayaḿ śraddadhīmahi

yo dakṣa-śāpāt paiśācyaḿ

prāptaḥ preta-piśāca-rāṭ

SYNONYMS

śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Lord said; evam — such; cet — if; tarhi — then; tat — his; vākyam — in the statements; na — not; vayam — We; śraddadhīmahi — can place faith; yaḥ — who; dakṣa-śāpāt — by the curse of Dakṣa Prajāpati; paiśācyam — the qualities of the Piśācas (a class of carnivorous demons); prāptaḥ — obtained; preta-piśāca — of the Pretas (ghosts) and Piśācas; rāṭ — the king.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Lord said: If this is the case, We cannot believe what Śiva says. Śiva is the same lord of the Pretas and Piśācas whom Dakṣa cursed to become like a carnivorous hobgoblin.

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