You should not, O Daksha, entertain any feelings of grief for these injuries put on your Sacrifice. It has been seen that in former cycles too I had to destroy your Sacrifice.
दक्ष दक्ष न कर्तव्यो मन्युर्विजमिमं प्रति। अहं यज्ञहरस्तुभ्यं दृष्टमेतत् पुरातनम्॥