# SB 4.2.17 > मैत्रेय उवाच > विनिन्द्यैवं स गिरिशमप्रतीपमवस्थितम् । > दक्षोऽथाप उपस्पृश्य क्रुद्धः शप्तुं प्रचक्रमे ॥१७॥ ## Text > maitreya uvāca > vinindyaivaṁ sa giriśam > apratīpam avasthitam > dakṣo 'thāpa upaspṛśya > kruddhaḥ śaptuṁ pracakrame ## Synonyms *maitreyaḥ* *uvāca*—Maitreya said; *vinindya*—abusing; *evam*—thus; *saḥ*—he (Dakṣa); *giriśam*—Śiva; *apratīpam*—without any hostility; *avasthitam*—remaining; *dakṣaḥ*—Dakṣa; *atha*—now; *apaḥ*—water; *upaspṛśya*—washing hands and mouth; *kruddhaḥ*—angry; *śaptum*—to curse; *pracakrame*—began to. ## Translation **The sage Maitreya continued: Thus Dakṣa, seeing Lord Śiva sitting as if against him, washed his hands and mouth and cursed him in the following words.**