ŚB 4.7.11
Devanagari
भवस्तवाय कृतधीर्नाशक्नोदनुरागत: ।
औत्कण्ठ्याद्बाष्पकलया सम्परेतां सुतां स्मरन् ॥ ११ ॥
औत्कण्ठ्याद्बाष्पकलया सम्परेतां सुतां स्मरन् ॥ ११ ॥
Verse text
bhava-stavāya kṛta-dhīr
nāśaknod anurāgataḥ
autkaṇṭhyād bāṣpa-kalayā
samparetāṁ sutāṁ smaran
nāśaknod anurāgataḥ
autkaṇṭhyād bāṣpa-kalayā
samparetāṁ sutāṁ smaran
Synonyms
bhava-stavāya — for praying to Lord Śiva; kṛta-dhīḥ — although decided; na — never; aśaknot — was able; anurāgataḥ — by feeling; autkaṇṭhyāt — because of eagerness; bāṣpa-kalayā — with tears in the eyes; samparetām — dead; sutām — daughter; smaran — remembering.
Translation
King Dakṣa wanted to offer prayers to Lord Śiva, but as he remembered the ill-fated death of his daughter Satī, his eyes filled with tears, and in bereavement his voice choked up and he could not say anything.