Brahma Satisfies Lord Shiva

Verse 1 (bhagavata.4.6.1)

मैत्रेय उवाच अथ देवगणाः सर्वे रुद्रानीकैः पराजिताः । शूलपट्टिशनिस्त्रिंशगदापरिघमुद्गरैः ॥ १ ॥

maitreya uvāca atha deva-gaṇāḥ sarve rudrānīkaiḥ parājitāḥ śūla-paṭṭiśa-nistriṁśa- gadā-parigha-mudgaraiḥ

Sri Maitreya said: Then all the assembled gods, defeated by the hosts of Rudra armed with tridents, spears, swords, maces, iron clubs and hammers,

Verse 2 (bhagavata.4.6.2)

सञ्छिन्नभिन्नसर्वाङ्गाः सर्त्विक्सभ्या भयाकुलाः । स्वयम्भुवे नमस्कृत्य कार्त्स्न्येनैतन्न्यवेदयन् ॥ २ ॥

sañchinna-bhinna-sarvāṅgāḥ sartvik-sabhyā bhayākulāḥ svayambhuve namaskṛtya kārtsnyenaitan nyavedayan

— their bodies cut and wounded all over, along with the priests and assembly members, overcome with fear — went to Svayambhu (Brahma), and having offered their obeisances, related to him the entire happening in full.

Verse 3 (bhagavata.4.6.3)

उपलभ्य पुरैवैतद्भगवानब्जसम्भवः । नारायणश्च विश्वात्मा न कस्याध्वरमीयतुः ॥ ३ ॥

upalabhya puraivaitad bhagavān abja-sambhavaḥ nārāyaṇaś ca viśvātmā na kasyādhvaram īyatuḥ

Bhagavan Abjasambhava (Brahma, born of the lotus) and Bhagavan Narayana, the Soul of the universe, having already foreseen this, had for that very reason not attended anyone's sacrifice.

Verse 4 (bhagavata.4.6.4)

तदाकर्ण्य विभुः प्राह तेजीयसि कृतागसि । क्षेमाय तत्र सा भूयान्न प्रायेण बुभूषताम् ॥ ४ ॥

tad ākarṇya vibhuḥ prāha tejīyasi kṛtāgasi kṣemāya tatra sā bhūyān na prāyeṇa bubhūṣatām

Hearing all this, the mighty Brahma said: When an offense has been committed against one of great power, there can generally be no true well-being for those who wish to prosper by that sacrifice.

Verse 5 (bhagavata.4.6.5)

अथापि यूयं कृतकिल्बिषा भवं ये बर्हिषो भागभाजं परादुः । प्रसादयध्वं परिशुद्धचेतसा क्षिप्रप्रसादं प्रगृहीताङ्घ्रिःपद्मम् ॥ ५ ॥

athāpi yūyaṁ kṛta-kilbiṣā bhavaṁ ye barhiṣo bhāga-bhājaṁ parāduḥ prasādayadhvaṁ pariśuddha-cetasā kṣipra-prasādaṁ pragṛhītāṅghri-padmam

Even so, all of you who denied Bhava (Shiva) his rightful share in the sacrificial offerings have thereby committed an offense against him; go now with a purified heart, take hold of his lotus feet, and beg his forgiveness — for he is quickly pleased.

Verse 6 (bhagavata.4.6.6)

आशासाना जीवितमध्वरस्य लोकः सपालः कुपिते न यस्मिन् । तमाशु देवं प्रियया विहीनं क्षमापयध्वं हृदि विद्धं दुरुक्तैः ॥ ६ ॥

āśāsānā jīvitam adhvarasya lokaḥ sa-pālaḥ kupite na yasmin tam āśu devaṁ priyayā vihīnaṁ kṣamāpayadhvaṁ hṛdi viddhaṁ duruktaiḥ

If he becomes angry, not even the worlds together with their guardians can hope to survive the sacrifice's continuation; go at once and beg forgiveness of that god, who has just lost his beloved wife and whose heart is already wounded by harsh words.

Verse 7 (bhagavata.4.6.7)

नाहं न यज्ञो न च यूयमन्ये ये देहभाजो मुनयश्च तत्त्वम् । विदुः प्रमाणं बलवीर्ययोर्वा यस्यात्मतन्त्रस्य क उपायं विधित्सेत् ॥ ७ ॥

nāhaṁ na yajño na ca yūyam anye ye deha-bhājo munayaś ca tattvam viduḥ pramāṇaṁ bala-vīryayor vā yasyātma-tantrasya ka upāyaṁ vidhitset

Neither I, nor the personified sacrifice, nor you, nor any other embodied being — not even the great sages — truly know the measure of his strength and power; who then would dare devise any means against one who is entirely self-sufficient and answerable to none?

Verse 8 (bhagavata.4.6.8)

स इत्थमादिश्य सुरानजस्तु तैः समन्वितः पितृभिः सप्रजेशैः । ययौ स्वधिष्ण्यान्निलयं पुरद्विषः कैलासमद्रिप्रवरं प्रियं प्रभोः ॥ ८ ॥

sa ittham ādiśya surān ajas tu taiḥ samanvitaḥ pitṛbhiḥ sa-prajeśaiḥ yayau sva-dhiṣṇyān nilayaṁ pura-dviṣaḥ kailāsam adri-pravaraṁ priyaṁ prabhoḥ

Having thus instructed the gods, the unborn Brahma, accompanied by them along with the Pitrs and the lords of creation, set out from his own abode toward Kailasa, the finest of mountains, beloved dwelling of Purandvishta (Shiva, foe of the demon Tripura).

Verse 9 (bhagavata.4.6.9)

जन्मौषधितपोमन्त्रयोगसिद्धैर्नरेतरैः । जुष्टं किन्नरगन्धर्वैरप्सरोभिर्वृतं सदा ॥ ९ ॥

janmauṣadhi-tapo-mantra- yoga-siddhair naretaraiḥ juṣṭaṁ kinnara-gandharvair apsarobhir vṛtaṁ sadā

That abode is frequented by beings other than ordinary men, who have attained perfection by birth, herbs, austerity, mantra or yoga, and it is ever surrounded by Kinnaras, Gandharvas and Apsaras.

Verse 10 (bhagavata.4.6.10)

नानामणिमयैः शृङ्गैर्नानाधातुविचित्रितैः । नानाद्रुमलतागुल्मैर्नानामृगगणावृतैः ॥ १० ॥

nānā-maṇimayaiḥ śṛṅgair nānā-dhātu-vicitritaiḥ nānā-druma-latā-gulmair nānā-mṛga-gaṇāvṛtaiḥ

It is adorned with countless peaks made of every kind of jewel and streaked with varied minerals, and it is covered with all manner of trees, vines and shrubs, thronged with countless herds of deer.

Verse 11 (bhagavata.4.6.11)

नानामलप्रस्रवणैर्नानाकन्दरसानुभिः । रमणं विहरन्तीनां रमणैः सिद्धयोषिताम् ॥ ११ ॥

nānāmala-prasravaṇair nānā-kandara-sānubhiḥ ramaṇaṁ viharantīnāṁ ramaṇaiḥ siddha-yoṣitām

It has countless pure waterfalls and countless caves and ridges, where the wives of the perfected sages sport joyfully together with their beloved husbands.

Verse 12 (bhagavata.4.6.12)

मयूरकेकाभिरुतं मदान्धालिविमूर्च्छितम् । प्लावितै रक्तकण्ठानां कूजितैश्च पतत्त्रिणाम् ॥ १२ ॥

mayūra-kekābhirutaṁ madāndhāli-vimūrcchitam plāvitai rakta-kaṇṭhānāṁ kūjitaiś ca patattriṇām

It resounds with the calls of peacocks and the drone of bees intoxicated with honey, and it echoes with the sweet warbling of red-throated cuckoos and the murmuring of other birds.

Verse 13 (bhagavata.4.6.13)

आह्वयन्तमिवोद्धस्तैर्द्विजान् कामदुघैर्द्रुमैः । व्रजन्तमिव मातङ्गैर्गृणन्तमिव निर्झरैः ॥ १३ ॥

āhvayantam ivoddhastair dvijān kāma-dughair drumaiḥ vrajantam iva mātaṅgair gṛṇantam iva nirjharaiḥ

With its wish-fulfilling trees raising their branches like hands, it seems to be calling out to the birds; with its herds of elephants passing over it, it seems itself to be walking; and with its resounding waterfalls, it seems itself to be speaking.

Verse 14 (bhagavata.4.6.14)

मन्दारैः पारिजातैश्च सरलैश्चोपशोभितम् । तमालैः शालतालैश्च कोविदारासनार्जुनैः ॥ १४ ॥

mandāraiḥ pārijātaiś ca saralaiś copaśobhitam tamālaiḥ śāla-tālaiś ca kovidārāsanārjunaiḥ

It is adorned with mandara, parijata and sarala trees, with tamala, shala, tala, kovidara, asana and arjuna trees,

Verse 15 (bhagavata.4.6.15)

चूतैः कदम्बैर्नीपैश्च नागपुन्नागचम्पकैः । पाटलाशोकबकुलैः कुन्दैः कुरबकैरपि ॥ १५ ॥

cūtaiḥ kadambair nīpaiś ca nāga-punnāga-campakaiḥ pāṭalāśoka-bakulaiḥ kundaiḥ kurabakair api

and with mango, kadamba, nipa, naga, punnaga and champaka trees, and with patala, ashoka, bakula, kunda and kurabaka trees as well.

Verse 16 (bhagavata.4.6.16)

स्वर्णार्णशतपत्रैश्च वररेणुकजातिभिः । कुब्जकैर्मल्लिकाभिश्च माधवीभिश्च मण्डितम् ॥ १६ ॥

svarṇārṇa-śata-patraiś ca vara-reṇuka-jātibhiḥ kubjakair mallikābhiś ca mādhavībhiś ca maṇḍitam

It is decorated further with golden lotuses of a hundred petals, with fine renuka blossoms, and with kubjaka, mallika and madhavi creepers.

Verse 17 (bhagavata.4.6.17)

पनसोदुम्बराश्वत्थप्लक्षन्यग्रोधहिङ्गुभिः । भूर्जैरोषधिभिः पूगै राजपूगैश्च जम्बुभिः ॥ १७ ॥

panasodumbarāśvattha- plakṣa-nyagrodha-hiṅgubhiḥ bhūrjair oṣadhibhiḥ pūgai rājapūgaiś ca jambubhiḥ

There are also jackfruit, udumbara, ashvattha, plaksha, banyan and asafoetida trees, along with birch, medicinal herbs, betel-palms, royal betel-palms and jambu trees.

Verse 18 (bhagavata.4.6.18)

खर्जूराम्रातकाम्राद्यैः प्रियालमधुकेङ्गुदैः । द्रुमजातिभिरन्यैश्च राजितं वेणुकीचकैः ॥ १८ ॥

kharjūrāmrātakāmrādyaiḥ priyāla-madhukeṅgudaiḥ druma-jātibhir anyaiś ca rājitaṁ veṇu-kīcakaiḥ

It shines further with date palms, amrataka, mango and similar trees, with priyala, madhuka and ingudi trees, and with many other kinds, along with slender bamboo and kichaka reeds.

Verse 19 (bhagavata.4.6.19)

कुमुदोत्पलकह्लारशतपत्रवनर्द्धिभिः । नलिनीषु कलं कूजत्खगवृन्दोपशोभितम् ॥ १९ ॥

kumudotpala-kahlāra- śatapatra-vanarddhibhiḥ nalinīṣu kalaṁ kūjat- khaga-vṛndopaśobhitam

The lotus-ponds abound with kumuda, utpala, kahlara and hundred-petaled lotuses, and are further beautified by flocks of birds warbling sweetly upon them.

Verse 20 (bhagavata.4.6.20)

मृगैः शाखामृगैः क्रोडैर्मृगेन्द्रैर्ऋ क्षशल्यकैः । गवयैः शरभैर्व्याघ्रै रुरुभिर्महिषादिभिः ॥ २० ॥

mṛgaiḥ śākhāmṛgaiḥ kroḍair mṛgendrair ṛkṣa-śalyakaiḥ gavayaiḥ śarabhair vyāghrai rurubhir mahiṣādibhiḥ

There deer, monkeys, boars, lions, bears, porcupines, wild oxen, sharabhas, tigers, small deer, buffaloes and many other creatures roam freely.

Verse 21 (bhagavata.4.6.21)

कर्णान्त्रैकपदाश्वास्यैर्निर्जुष्टं वृकनाभिभिः । कदलीखण्डसंरुद्धनलिनीपुलिनश्रियम् ॥ २१ ॥

karṇāntraikapadāśvāsyair nirjuṣṭaṁ vṛka-nābhibhiḥ kadalī-khaṇḍa-saṁruddha- nalinī-pulina-śriyam

It is inhabited also by karnantra, ekapada, ashvasya and musk deer; and its lotus-fringed sandy banks are made all the more lovely, half-hidden by clusters of plantain trees.

Verse 22 (bhagavata.4.6.22)

पर्यस्तं नन्दया सत्याः स्नानपुण्यतरोदया । विलोक्य भूतेशगिरिं विबुधा विस्मयं ययुः ॥ २२ ॥

paryastaṁ nandayā satyāḥ snāna-puṇyatarodayā vilokya bhūteśa-giriṁ vibudhā vismayaṁ yayuḥ

Beholding that mountain of Bhutesha (Shiva), encircled by the river Nanda, whose waters were made especially sacred because Sati herself had once bathed there, the gods were struck with wonder.

Verse 23 (bhagavata.4.6.23)

ददृशुस्तत्र ते रम्यामलकां नाम वै पुरीम् । वनं सौगन्धिकं चापि यत्र तन्नाम पङ्कजम् ॥ २३ ॥

dadṛśus tatra te ramyām alakāṁ nāma vai purīm vanaṁ saugandhikaṁ cāpi yatra tan-nāma paṅkajam

There they beheld the beautiful city named Alaka, and also the Saugandhika forest, which took its name from the fragrant lotuses growing there.

Verse 24 (bhagavata.4.6.24)

नन्दा चालकनन्दा च सरितौ बाह्यतः पुरः । तीर्थपादपदाम्भोजरजसातीव पावने ॥ २४ ॥

nandā cālakanandā ca saritau bāhyataḥ puraḥ tīrthapāda-padāmbhoja- rajasātīva pāvane

Outside that city flow the two rivers Nanda and Alakananda, made supremely sacred by the dust of the lotus feet of Bhagavan, the lord whose very feet are a place of pilgrimage.

Verse 25 (bhagavata.4.6.25)

ययोः सुरस्त्रियः क्षत्तरवरुह्य स्वधिष्ण्यतः । क्रीडन्ति पुंसः सिञ्चन्त्यो विगाह्य रतिकर्शिताः ॥ २५ ॥

yayoḥ sura-striyaḥ kṣattar avaruhya sva-dhiṣṇyataḥ krīḍanti puṁsaḥ siñcantyo vigāhya rati-karśitāḥ

O Kshatta (Vidura), in those rivers the celestial women, descending from their airborne cars, wearied from love-play with their husbands, dive in and sport, sprinkling the men with water.

Verse 26 (bhagavata.4.6.26)

ययोस्तत्स्नानविभ्रष्टनवकुङ्कुमपिञ्जरम् । वितृषोऽपि पिबन्त्यम्भः पाययन्तो गजा गजीः ॥ २६ ॥

yayos tat-snāna-vibhraṣṭa- nava-kuṅkuma-piñjaram vitṛṣo ’pi pibanty ambhaḥ pāyayanto gajā gajīḥ

The waters of those rivers, tinged yellow by the fresh kumkum washed from their bathing bodies, are drunk even by elephants who are not thirsty, as they give water also to their mates.

Verse 27 (bhagavata.4.6.27)

तारहेममहारत्नविमानशतसङ्कुलाम् । जुष्टां पुण्यजनस्त्रीभिर्यथा खं सतडिद्घनम् ॥ २७ ॥

tāra-hema-mahāratna- vimāna-śata-saṅkulām juṣṭāṁ puṇyajana-strībhir yathā khaṁ sataḍid-ghanam

That region was thronged with hundreds of aerial cars made of pearls, gold and precious jewels, and filled with the wives of the pious celestial beings, resembling the sky filled with clouds streaked with lightning.

Verse 28 (bhagavata.4.6.28)

हित्वा यक्षेश्वरपुरीं वनं सौगन्धिकं च तत् । द्रुमैः कामदुघैर्हृद्यं चित्रमाल्यफलच्छदैः ॥ २८ ॥

hitvā yakṣeśvara-purīṁ vanaṁ saugandhikaṁ ca tat drumaiḥ kāma-dughair hṛdyaṁ citra-mālya-phala-cchadaiḥ

Leaving behind the city of the lord of the Yakshas and that Saugandhika forest — delightful with wish-fulfilling trees bearing wondrous flowers, fruits and foliage —

Verse 29 (bhagavata.4.6.29)

रक्तकण्ठखगानीकस्वरमण्डितषट्पदम् । कलहंसकुलप्रेष्ठं खरदण्डजलाशयम् ॥ २९ ॥

rakta-kaṇṭha-khagānīka- svara-maṇḍita-ṣaṭpadam kalahaṁsa-kula-preṣṭhaṁ kharadaṇḍa-jalāśayam

— where flocks of red-throated birds mingled their song with the humming of bees, and lakes with sturdy-stemmed lotuses were the favorite haunts of flocks of swans —

Verse 30 (bhagavata.4.6.30)

वनकुञ्जरसङ्घृष्टहरिचन्दनवायुना । अधि पुण्यजनस्त्रीणां मुहुरुन्मथयन्मनः ॥ ३० ॥

vana-kuñjara-saṅghṛṣṭa- haricandana-vāyunā adhi puṇyajana-strīṇāṁ muhur unmathayan manaḥ

— carrying the fragrance of sandalwood rubbed off by forest elephants, a breeze that again and again stirred the hearts of the pious celestial women —

Verse 31 (bhagavata.4.6.31)

वैदूर्यकृतसोपाना वाप्य उत्पलमालिनीः । प्राप्तं किम्पुरुषैर्दृष्ट्वा त आराद्ददृशुर्वटम् ॥ ३१ ॥

vaidūrya-kṛta-sopānā vāpya utpala-mālinīḥ prāptaṁ kimpuruṣair dṛṣṭvā ta ārād dadṛśur vaṭam

— and passing by ponds with steps of vaidurya-gem, garlanded with lotus flowers, frequented by the Kimpurushas, they at last drew near and beheld a great banyan tree.

Verse 32 (bhagavata.4.6.32)

स योजनशतोत्सेधः पादोनविटपायतः । पर्यक्कृताचलच्छायो निर्नीडस्तापवर्जितः ॥ ३२ ॥

sa yojana-śatotsedhaḥ pādona-viṭapāyataḥ paryak-kṛtācala-cchāyo nirnīḍas tāpa-varjitaḥ

That tree rose a hundred yojanas high, its branches spreading three-quarters that distance, casting a shade all around that never wavered, unmarked by any bird's nest, and utterly free of heat.

Verse 33 (bhagavata.4.6.33)

तस्मिन्महायोगमये मुमुक्षुशरणे सुराः । ददृशुः शिवमासीनं त्यक्तामर्षमिवान्तकम् ॥ ३३ ॥

tasmin mahā-yogamaye mumukṣu-śaraṇe surāḥ dadṛśuḥ śivam āsīnaṁ tyaktāmarṣam ivāntakam

There, beneath that tree steeped in great yogic power, the refuge of all who seek liberation, the gods beheld Bhagavan Shiv seated — as grave as Death itself, yet now seemingly free of all wrath.

Verse 34 (bhagavata.4.6.34)

सनन्दनाद्यैर्महासिद्धैः शान्तैः संशान्तविग्रहम् । उपास्यमानं सख्या च भर्त्रा गुह्यकरक्षसाम् ॥ ३४ ॥

sanandanādyair mahā-siddhaiḥ śāntaiḥ saṁśānta-vigraham upāsyamānaṁ sakhyā ca bhartrā guhyaka-rakṣasām

There he sat, his form now perfectly at peace, being attended by the great, tranquil siddhas headed by Sanandana, and by his friend, the lord of the Guhyakas and Rakshasas (Kubera).

Verse 35 (bhagavata.4.6.35)

विद्यातपोयोगपथमास्थितं तमधीश्वरम् । चरन्तं विश्वसुहृदं वात्सल्याल्लोकमङ्गलम् ॥ ३५ ॥

vidyā-tapo-yoga-patham āsthitaṁ tam adhīśvaram carantaṁ viśva-suhṛdaṁ vātsalyāl loka-maṅgalam

He, the supreme master, ever established on the path of knowledge, austerity and yoga, moved as the true friend of the whole universe, bringing auspiciousness to all the worlds out of pure affection.

Verse 36 (bhagavata.4.6.36)

लिङ्गं च तापसाभीष्टं भस्मदण्डजटाजिनम् । अङ्गेन सन्ध्याभ्ररुचा चन्द्रलेखां च बिभ्रतम् ॥ ३६ ॥

liṅgaṁ ca tāpasābhīṣṭaṁ bhasma-daṇḍa-jaṭājinam aṅgena sandhyābhra-rucā candra-lekhāṁ ca bibhratam

He bore the very form dear to ascetics — smeared with ashes, holding a staff, his hair matted, clad in deerskin — his body glowing like an evening cloud, and upon his head the crescent moon.

Verse 37 (bhagavata.4.6.37)

उपविष्टं दर्भमय्यां बृस्यां ब्रह्म सनातनम् । नारदाय प्रवोचन्तं पृच्छते शृण्वतां सताम् ॥ ३७ ॥

upaviṣṭaṁ darbhamayyāṁ bṛsyāṁ brahma sanātanam nāradāya pravocantaṁ pṛcchate śṛṇvatāṁ satām

Seated upon a mat of kusha grass, he was expounding the eternal Brahman to Narada, who had inquired of him, while other saintly persons listened attentively.

Verse 38 (bhagavata.4.6.38)

कृत्वोरौ दक्षिणे सव्यं पादपद्मं च जानुनि । बाहुं प्रकोष्ठेऽक्षमालाम् आसीनं तर्कमुद्रया ॥ ३८ ॥

kṛtvorau dakṣiṇe savyaṁ pāda-padmaṁ ca jānuni bāhuṁ prakoṣṭhe ’kṣa-mālām āsīnaṁ tarka-mudrayā

Seated in that posture with his left lotus foot placed upon his right thigh, his left arm resting on his knee holding a string of rudraksha beads at the wrist, his hand poised in the gesture of discourse —

Verse 39 (bhagavata.4.6.39)

तं ब्रह्मनिर्वाणसमाधिमाश्रितं व्युपाश्रितं गिरिशं योगकक्षाम् । सलोकपाला मुनयो मनूनाम् आद्यं मनुं प्राञ्जलयः प्रणेमुः ॥ ३९ ॥

taṁ brahma-nirvāṇa-samādhim āśritaṁ vyupāśritaṁ giriśaṁ yoga-kakṣām sa-loka-pālā munayo manūnām ādyaṁ manuṁ prāñjalayaḥ praṇemuḥ

— thus established in the trance of Brahman-realization, seated in the very posture of yoga, Girisha (Shiva) was reverenced with folded hands by the sages, the guardians of the worlds, and by Manu himself, the first among all the Manus.

Verse 40 (bhagavata.4.6.40)

स तूपलभ्यागतमात्मयोनिं सुरासुरेशैरभिवन्दिताङ्घ्रिः । उत्थाय चक्रे शिरसाभिवन्दन- मर्हत्तमः कस्य यथैव विष्णुः ॥ ४० ॥

sa tūpalabhyāgatam ātma-yoniṁ surāsureśair abhivanditāṅghriḥ utthāya cakre śirasābhivandanam arhattamaḥ kasya yathaiva viṣṇuḥ

He, whose feet are worshiped by the very lords of gods and demons, upon perceiving that the self-born Brahma had arrived, at once rose and, though himself most worthy of worship, bowed his head to him — just as Bhagavan Vishnu once bowed to Kashyapa.

Verse 41 (bhagavata.4.6.41)

तथापरे सिद्धगणा महर्षिभि- र्ये वै समन्तादनु नीललोहितम् । नमस्कृतः प्राह शशाङ्कशेखरं कृतप्रणामं प्रहसन्निवात्मभूः ॥ ४१ ॥

tathāpare siddha-gaṇā maharṣibhir ye vai samantād anu nīlalohitam namaskṛtaḥ prāha śaśāṅka-śekharaṁ kṛta-praṇāmaṁ prahasann ivātmabhūḥ

The other assembled siddhas and great sages, seated all around Nilalohita (Shiva), likewise offered their obeisances to Brahma; and Atmabhu (Brahma), having received this respect, smilingly addressed Shashankashekhara (Shiva, moon-crested), who had just bowed to him.

Verse 42 (bhagavata.4.6.42)

ब्रह्मोवाच जाने त्वामीशं विश्वस्य जगतो योनिबीजयोः । शक्तेः शिवस्य च परं यत्तद्ब्रह्म निरन्तरम् ॥ ४२ ॥

brahmovāca jāne tvām īśaṁ viśvasya jagato yoni-bījayoḥ śakteḥ śivasya ca paraṁ yat tad brahma nirantaram

Sri Brahma said: I know you to be the lord of the entire universe — the union of Shakti and Shiva, mother and father of this creation — and also that unbroken supreme Brahman that lies beyond all this manifestation.

Verse 43 (bhagavata.4.6.43)

त्वमेव भगवन्नेतच्छिवशक्त्योः स्वरूपयोः । विश्वं सृजसि पास्यत्सि क्रीडन्नूर्णपटो यथा ॥ ४३ ॥

tvam eva bhagavann etac chiva-śaktyoḥ svarūpayoḥ viśvaṁ sṛjasi pāsy atsi krīḍann ūrṇa-paṭo yathā

O Bhagavan, it is you alone who, through the twin forms of Shiva and Shakti, create, sustain and withdraw this universe, playfully, just as a spider spins, maintains, and reabsorbs its web.

Verse 44 (bhagavata.4.6.44)

त्वमेव धर्मार्थदुघाभिपत्तये दक्षेण सूत्रेण ससर्जिथाध्वरम् । त्वयैव लोकेऽवसिताश्च सेतवो यान्ब्राह्मणाः श्रद्दधते धृतव्रताः ॥ ४४ ॥

tvam eva dharmārtha-dughābhipattaye dakṣeṇa sūtreṇa sasarjithādhvaram tvayaiva loke ’vasitāś ca setavo yān brāhmaṇāḥ śraddadhate dhṛta-vratāḥ

It was you alone who, through the agency of Daksha, established the institution of sacrifice, so that the fruits of dharma and artha might be obtained; and it is by you that the bounds of proper conduct in this world have been fixed, which vow-bound brahmanas hold in faith.

Verse 45 (bhagavata.4.6.45)

त्वं कर्मणां मङ्गल मङ्गलानां कर्तुः स्वलोकं तनुषे स्वः परं वा । अमङ्गलानां च तमिस्रमुल्बणं विपर्ययः केन तदेव कस्यचित् ॥ ४५ ॥

tvaṁ karmaṇāṁ maṅgala maṅgalānāṁ kartuḥ sva-lokaṁ tanuṣe svaḥ paraṁ vā amaṅgalānāṁ ca tamisram ulbaṇaṁ viparyayaḥ kena tad eva kasyacit

O most auspicious one, to those who perform auspicious deeds you grant the heavenly worlds or the supreme abode beyond; and to those who do inauspicious deeds, a fearsome darkness — yet sometimes the very opposite is seen to occur for someone. By what cause this happens, none can truly say.

Verse 46 (bhagavata.4.6.46)

न वै सतां त्वच्चरणार्पितात्मनां भूतेषु सर्वेष्वभिपश्यतां तव । भूतानि चात्मन्यपृथग्दिदृक्षतां प्रायेण रोषोऽभिभवेद्यथा पशुम् ॥ ४६ ॥

na vai satāṁ tvac-caraṇārpitātmanāṁ bhūteṣu sarveṣv abhipaśyatāṁ tava bhūtāni cātmany apṛthag-didṛkṣatāṁ prāyeṇa roṣo ’bhibhaved yathā paśum

Those saintly ones who have surrendered their very selves to your feet, who behold your presence in every being, and who see all beings as not different from their own self, are generally never overcome by anger the way an unreasoning animal is.

Verse 47 (bhagavata.4.6.47)

पृथग्धियः कर्मदृशो दुराशयाः परोदयेनार्पितहृद्रुजोऽनिशम् । परान् दुरुक्तैर्वितुदन्त्यरुन्तुदा- स्तान्मावधीद्दैववधान्भवद्विधः ॥ ४७ ॥

pṛthag-dhiyaḥ karma-dṛśo durāśayāḥ parodayenārpita-hṛd-rujo ’niśam parān duruktair vitudanty aruntudās tān māvadhīd daiva-vadhān bhavad-vidhaḥ

Those of divided mind, who see everything through the lens of fruitive action, evil-minded, whose hearts are ceaselessly wounded by the prosperity of others, and who themselves wound others with cruel, heart-piercing words — such persons are already slain by providence itself. Let not one such as you slay them again.

Verse 48 (bhagavata.4.6.48)

यस्मिन्यदा पुष्करनाभमायया दुरन्तया स्पृष्टधियः पृथग्दृशः । कुर्वन्ति तत्र ह्यनुकम्पया कृपां न साधवो दैवबलात्कृते क्रमम् ॥ ४८ ॥

yasmin yadā puṣkara-nābha-māyayā durantayā spṛṣṭa-dhiyaḥ pṛthag-dṛśaḥ kurvanti tatra hy anukampayā kṛpāṁ na sādhavo daiva-balāt kṛte kramam

When someone's mind, touched by the insurmountable maya of Pushkaranabha (Vishnu), sees things with a divided vision and thereby commits some fault, saintly persons show compassion rather than take any action against what has, after all, been brought about by that same divine power.

Verse 49 (bhagavata.4.6.49)

भवांस्तु पुंसः परमस्य मायया दुरन्तयास्पृष्टमतिः समस्तदृक् । तया हतात्मस्वनुकर्मचेतः- स्वनुग्रहं कर्तुमिहार्हसि प्रभो ॥ ४९ ॥

bhavāṁs tu puṁsaḥ paramasya māyayā durantayāspṛṣṭa-matiḥ samasta-dṛk tayā hatātmasv anukarma-cetaḥsv anugrahaṁ kartum ihārhasi prabho

But you, O lord, remain wholly untouched by that same insurmountable maya of the Supreme Person, and you see all things equally; therefore it befits you now to show mercy to those whose minds, overwhelmed by that same maya, remain absorbed in fruitive action.

Verse 50 (bhagavata.4.6.50)

कुर्वध्वरस्योद्धरणं हतस्य भोः त्वयासमाप्तस्य मनो प्रजापतेः । न यत्र भागं तव भागिनो ददुः कुयाजिनो येन मखो निनीयते ॥ ५० ॥

kurv adhvarasyoddharaṇaṁ hatasya bhoḥ tvayāsamāptasya mano prajāpateḥ na yatra bhāgaṁ tava bhāgino daduḥ kuyājino yena makho ninīyate

O lord, please now restore this sacrifice of Prajapati (Daksha), which you have destroyed and left unfinished — for it was the fault of the ill-qualified priests, who withheld from you your rightful share, that has brought the sacrifice to this state.

Verse 51 (bhagavata.4.6.51)

जीवताद्यजमानोऽयं प्रपद्येताक्षिणी भगः । भृगोः श्मश्रूणि रोहन्तु पूष्णो दन्ताश्च पूर्ववत् ॥ ५१ ॥

jīvatād yajamāno ’yaṁ prapadyetākṣiṇī bhagaḥ bhṛgoḥ śmaśrūṇi rohantu pūṣṇo dantāś ca pūrvavat

May this sacrificer (Daksha) live again; may Bhaga regain his eyes; may Bhrigu's beard grow back; and may Pushan's teeth be restored, just as before.

Verse 52 (bhagavata.4.6.52)

देवानां भग्नगात्राणामृत्विजां चायुधाश्मभिः । भवतानुगृहीतानामाशु मन्योऽस्त्वनातुरम् ॥ ५२ ॥

devānāṁ bhagna-gātrāṇām ṛtvijāṁ cāyudhāśmabhiḥ bhavatānugṛhītānām āśu manyo ’stv anāturam

O Manyu (personification of Shiva's wrath), by your grace may the gods and priests, whose limbs were broken by weapons and stones, quickly be freed from their affliction.

Verse 53 (bhagavata.4.6.53)

एष ते रुद्र भागोऽस्तु यदुच्छिष्टोऽध्वरस्य वै । यज्ञस्ते रुद्रभागेन कल्पतामद्य यज्ञहन् ॥ ५३ ॥

eṣa te rudra bhāgo ’stu yad-ucchiṣṭo ’dhvarasya vai yajñas te rudra bhāgena kalpatām adya yajña-han

O Rudra, let this remainder of the sacrifice now be your rightful share; and, O destroyer of the sacrifice, let the sacrifice today be completed at last through your very portion in it.