> > Srimad Bhagavatam - Canto 8
> > Sanskrit, word-for-word and original translation of Swami Prabhupâda
> > (for the purports one will have to consult the books under the copyright of the BBT)

> > Canto 8: 'Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations'

> > *****

> > Chapter Twelve: The Mohini-murti Incarnation Bewilders Lord Siva

> > *****

> > TEXTS 1-2

> > srî-bâdarâyanir uvâca

> > vrsa-dhvajo nisamyedam

> > yosid-rûpena dânavân

> > mohayitvâ sura-ganân

> > harih somam apâyayat

> > vrsam âruhya girisah

> > sarva-bhûta-ganair vrtah

> > saha devyâ yayau drastum

> > yatrâste madhusûdanah

> > srî-bâdarâyanih uvâca--Srî Sukadeva Gosvâmî said; vrsa-dhvajah--Lord Siva, who carried by a bull; nisamya--hearing; idam--this (news); yosit-rûpena--by assuming the form of a woman; dânavân--the demons; mohayitvâ--enchanting; sura-ganân--unto the demigods; harih--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; somam--nectar; apâyayat--caused to drink;

> > vrsam--the bull; âruhya--mounting; girisah--Lord Siva; sarva--all; bhûta-ganaih--by the ghosts; vrtah--surrounded; saha devyâ--with Umâ; yayau--went; drastum--to see; yatra--where; âste--stays; madhusûdanah--Lord Visnu.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sukadeva Gosvami said: The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, in the form of a woman, captivated the demons and enabled the demigods to drink the nectar. After hearing of these pastimes, Lord Siva, who is carried by a bull, went to the place where Madhusudana, the Lord, resides. Accompanied by his wife, Uma, and surrounded by his companions, the ghosts, Lord Siva went there to see the Lord's form as a woman.

> > *****

> > TEXT 3

> > sabhâjito bhagavatâ

> > sâdaram somayâ bhavah

> > sûpavista uvâcedam

> > pratipûjya smayan harim

> > sabhâjitah--well received; bhagavatâ--by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu; sa-âdaram--with great respect (as befitting Lord Siva); sa-umayâ--with Umâ; bhavah--Lord Sambhu (Lord Siva); su-upavistah--being comfortably situated; uvâca--said; idam--this; pratipûjya--offering respect; smayan--smiling; harim--unto the Lord.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Supreme Personality of Godhead welcomed Lord Siva and Uma with great respect, and after being seated comfortably, Lord Siva duly worshiped the Lord and smilingly spoke as follows.

> > *****

> > TEXT 4

> > srî-mahâdeva uvâca

> > deva-deva jagad-vyâpin

> > jagad-îsa jagan-maya

> > sarvesâm api bhâvânam

> > tvam âtmâ hetur îsvarah

> > srî-mahâdevah uvâca--Lord Siva (Mahâdeva) said; deva-deva--O best demigod among the demigods; jagat-vyâpin--O all-pervading Lord; jagat-îsa--O master of the universe; jagat-maya--O my Lord, who are transformed by Your energy into this creation; sarvesâm api--all kinds of; bhâvânâm--situations; tvam--You; âtmâ--the moving force; hetuh--because of this; îsvarah--the Supreme Lord, Paramesvara.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Mahadeva said: O chief demigod among the demigods, O all-pervading Lord, master of the universe, by Your energy You are transformed into the creation. You are the root and efficient cause of everything. You are not material. Indeed, You are the Supersoul or supreme living force of everything. Therefore, You are Paramesvara, the supreme controller of all controllers.

> > *****

> > TEXT 5

> > âdy-antâv asya yan madhyam

> > idam anyad aham bahih

> > yato 'vyayasya naitâni

> > tat satyam brahma cid bhavân

> > âdi--the beginning; antau--and the end; asya--of this manifested cosmos or of anything material or visible; yat--that which; madhyam--between the beginning and the end, the sustenance; idam--this cosmic manifestation; anyat--anything other than You; aham--the wrong mental conception; bahih--outside of You; yatah--because of; avyayasya--the inexhaustible; na--not; etâni--all these differences; tat--that; satyam--the Absolute Truth; brahma--the Supreme; cit--spiritual; bhavân--Your Lordship.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The manifest, the unmanifest, false ego and the beginning, maintenance and annihilation of this cosmic manifestation all come from You, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. But because You are the Absolute Truth, the supreme absolute spirit soul, the Supreme Brahman, such changes as birth, death and sustenance do not exist in You.

> > *****

> > TEXT 6

> > tavaiva caranâmbhojam

> > sreyas-kâmâ nirâsisah

> > visrjyobhayatah sangam

> > munayah samupâsate

> > tava--Your; eva--indeed; carana-ambhojam--lotus feet; sreyah-kâmâh--persons desiring the ultimate auspiciousness, the ultimate goal of life; nirâsisah--without material desire; visrjya--giving up; ubhayatah--in this life and the next; sangam--attachment; munayah--great sages; samupâsate--worship.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Pure devotees or great saintly persons who desire to achieve the highest goal in life and who are completely free from all material desires for sense gratification engage constantly in the transcendental service of Your lotus feet.

> > *****

> > TEXT 7

> > tvam brahma pûrnam amrtam vigunam visokam

> > ânanda-mâtram avikâram ananyad anyat

> > visvasya hetur udaya-sthiti-samyamânâm

> > âtmesvaras ca tad-apeksatayânapeksah

> > tvam--Your Lordship; brahma--the all-pervading Absolute Truth; pûrnam--fully complete; amrtam--never to be vanquished; vigunam--spiritually situated, free from the material modes of nature; visokam--without lamentation; ânanda-mâtram--always in transcendental bliss; avikâram--changeless; ananyat--separated from everything; anyat--yet You are everything; visvasya--of the cosmic manifestation; hetuh--the cause; udaya--of the beginning; sthiti--maintenance; samyamânâm--and of all the directors controlling the various departments of the cosmic manifestation; âtma-îsvarah--the Supersoul giving direction to everyone; ca--also; tat-apeksatayâ--everyone depends upon You; anapeksah--always fully independent.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My Lord, You are the Supreme Brahman, complete in everything. Being completely spiritual, You are eternal, free from the material modes of nature, and full of transcendental bliss. Indeed, for You there is no question of lamentation. Since You are the supreme cause, the cause of all causes, nothing can exist without You. Yet we are different from You in a relationship of cause and effect, for in one sense the cause and effect are different. You are the original cause of creation, manifestation and annihilation, and You bestow benedictions upon all living entities. Everyone depends upon You for the results of his activities, but You are always independent.

> > *****

> > TEXT 8

> > ekas tvam eva sad asad dvayam advayam ca

> > svarnam krtâkrtam iveha na vastu-bhedah

> > ajnânatas tvayi janair vihito vikalpo

> > yasmâd guna-vyatikaro nirupâdhikasya

> > ekah--the only one; tvam--Your Lordship; eva--indeed; sat--which is existing, as the effect; asat--which is nonexistent, as the cause; dvayam--both of them; advayam--without duality; ca--and; svarnam--gold; krta--manufactured into different forms; âkrtam--the original source of gold (the gold mine); iva--like; iha--in this world; na--not; vastu-bhedah--difference in the substance; ajnânatah--only because of ignorance; tvayi--unto You; janaih--by the general mass of people; vihitah--it should be done; vikalpah--differentiation; yasmât--because of; guna-vyatikarah--free from the differences created by the material modes of nature; nirupâdhikasya--without any material designation.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear Lord, Your Lordship alone is the cause and the effect. Therefore, although You appear to be two, You are the absolute one. As there is no difference between the gold of a golden ornament and the gold in a mine, there is no difference between cause and effect; both of them are the same. Only because of ignorance do people concoct differences and dualities. You are free from material contamination, and since the entire cosmos is caused by You and cannot exist without You, it is an effect of Your transcendental qualities. Thus the conception that Brahman is true and the world false cannot be maintained.

> > *****

> > TEXT 9

> > tvâm brahma kecid avayanty uta dharmam eke

> > eke param sad-asatoh purusam paresam

> > anye 'vayanti nava-sakti-yutam param tvâm

> > kecin mahâ-purusam avyayam âtma-tantram

> > tvâm--You; brahma--the supreme truth, the Absolute Truth, Brahman; kecit--some people, namely the group of Mâyâvâdîs known as the Vedantists; avayanti--consider; uta--certainly; dharmam--religion; eke--some others; eke--some others; param--transcendental; sat-asatoh--to both cause and effect; purusam--the Supreme person; paresam--the supreme controller; anye--others; avayanti--describe; nava-sakti-yutam--endowed with nine potencies; param--transcendental; tvâm--unto You; kecit--some; mahâ-purusam--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; avyayam--without loss of energy; âtma-tantram--supremely independent.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Those who are known as the impersonalist Vedantists regard You as the impersonal Brahman. Others, known as the Mimamsaka philosophers, regard You as religion. The Sankhya philosophers regard You as the transcendental person who is beyond prakrti and purusa and who is the controller of even the demigods. The followers of the codes of devotional service known as the Pancaratras regard You as being endowed with nine different potencies. And the Patanjala philosophers, the followers of Patanjali Muni, regard You as the supreme independent Personality of Godhead, who has no equal or superior.

> > *****

> > TEXT 10

> > nâham parâyur rsayo na marîci-mukhyâ

> > jânanti yad-viracitam khalu sattva-sargâh

> > yan-mâyayâ musita-cetasa îsa daitya-

> > martyâdayah kim uta sasvad-abhadra-vrttâh

> > na--neither; aham--I; para-âyuh--that personality who lives for millions and millions of years (Lord Brahmâ); rsayah--the seven rsis of the seven planets; na--nor; marîci-mukhyâh--headed by Marîci Rsi; jânanti--know; yat--by whom (the Supreme Lord); viracitam--this universe, which has been created; khalu--indeed; sattva-sargâh--although born in the mode of material goodness; yat-mâyayâ--by the influence of whose energy; musita-cetasah--their hearts are bewildered; îsa--O my Lord; daitya--the demons; martya-âdayah--the human beings and others; kim uta--what to speak of; sasvat--always; abhadra-vrttâh--influenced by the base qualities of material nature.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O my Lord, I, who am considered to be the best of the demigods, and Lord Brahma and the great rsis, headed by Marici, are born of the mode of goodness. Nonetheless, we are bewildered by Your illusory energy and cannot understand what this creation is. Aside from us, what is to be said of others, like the demons and human beings, who are in the base modes of material nature [rajo-guna and tamo-guna]? How will they know You?

> > *****

> > TEXT 11

> > sa tvam samîhitam adah sthiti-janma-nâsam

> > bhûtehitam ca jagato bhava-bandha-moksau

> > vâyur yathâ visati kham ca carâcarâkhyam

> > sarvam tad-âtmakatayâvagamo 'varuntse

> > sah--Your Lordship; tvam--the Supreme Personality of Godhead; samîhitam--which has been created (by You); adah--of this material cosmic manifestation; sthiti-janma-nâsam--creation, maintenance and annihilation; bhûta--of the living entities; îhitam ca--and the different activities or endeavors; jagatah--of the whole world; bhava-bandha-moksau--in being implicated and being liberated from material complications; vâyuh--the air; yathâ--as; visati--enters; kham--in the vast sky; ca--and; cara-acara-âkhyam--and everything, moving and nonmoving; sarvam--everything; tat--that; âtmakatayâ--because of Your presence; avagamah--everything is known to You; avaruntse--You are all-pervading and therefore know everything.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My Lord, You are the supreme knowledge personified. You know everything about this creation and its beginning, maintenance and annihilation, and You know all the endeavors made by the living entities, by which they are either implicated in this material world or liberated from it. As the air enters the vast sky and also enters the bodies of all moving and nonmoving entities, You are present everywhere, and therefore You are the knower of all.

> > *****

> > TEXT 12

> > avatârâ mayâ drstâ

> > ramamânasya te gunaih

> > so 'ham tad drastum icchâmi

> > yat te yosid-vapur dhrtam

> > avatârâh--incarnations; mayâ--by me; drstâh--have been seen; ramamânasya--while You demonstrate Your various pastimes; te--of You; gunaih--by the manifestations of transcendental qualities; sah--Lord Siva; aham--I; tat--that incarnation; drastum icchâmi--wish to see; yat--which; te--of You; yosit-vapuh--the body of a woman; dhrtam--was accepted.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My Lord, I have seen all kinds of incarnations You have exhibited by Your transcendental qualities, and now that You have appeared as a beautiful young woman, I wish to see that form of Your Lordship.

> > *****

> > TEXT 13

> > yena sammohitâ daityâh

> > pâyitâs câmrtam surâh

> > tad didrksava âyâtâh

> > param kautûhalam hi nah

> > yena--by such an incarnation; sammohitâh--were captivated; daityâh--the demons; pâyitâh--were fed; ca--also; amrtam--nectar; surâh--the demigods; tat--that form; didrksavah--desiring to see; âyâtâh--we have come here; param--very much; kautûhalam--great eagerness; hi--indeed; nah--of ourselves.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My Lord, we have come here desiring to see that form of Your Lordship which You showed to the demons to captivate them completely and in this way enable the demigods to drink nectar. I am very eager to see that form.

> > *****

> > TEXT 14

> > srî-suka uvâca

> > evam abhyarthito visnur

> > bhagavân sûla-pâninâ

> > prahasya bhâva-gambhîram

> > girisam pratyabhâsata

> > srî-sukah uvâca--Srî Sukadeva Gosvâmî said; evam--in this way; abhyarthitah--being requested; visnuh bhagavân--Lord Visnu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sûla-pâninâ--by Lord Siva, who carries a trident in his hand; prahasya--laughing; bhâva-gambhîram--with serious gravity; girisam--unto Lord Siva; pratyabhâsata--replied.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sukadeva Gosvami said: When Lord Visnu was thus requested by Lord Siva, who carries a trident in his hand, He smiled with gravity and replied to Lord Siva as follows.

> > *****

> > TEXT 15

> > srî-bhagavân uvâca

> > kautûhalâya daityânâm

> > yosid-veso mayâ dhrtah

> > pasyatâ sura-kâryâni

> > gate pîyûsa-bhâjane

> > srî-bhagavân uvâca--the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; kautûhalâya--for the bewildering; daityânâm--of the demons; yosit-vesah--the form of a beautiful woman; mayâ--by Me; dhrtah--assumed; pasyatâ--seeing that it is necessary for Me; sura-kâryâni--for executing the interests of the demigods; gate--having been taken away; pîyûsa-bhâjane--the jug of nectar.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: When the demons took away the jug of nectar, I assumed the form of a beautiful woman to bewilder them by directly cheating them and thus to act in the interest of the demigods.

> > *****

> > TEXT 16

> > tat te 'ham darsayisyâmi

> > didrksoh sura-sattama

> > kâminâm bahu mantavyam

> > sankalpa-prabhavodayam

> > tat--that; te--unto you; aham--I; darsayisyâmi--shall show; didrksoh--desirous of seeing; sura-sattama--O best of the demigods; kâminâm--of persons who are very lusty; bahu--very much; mantavyam--an object of adoration; sankalpa--lusty desires; prabhava-udayam--causing to be strongly aroused.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O best of the demigods, I shall now show you My form that is very much appreciated by those who are lusty. Since you want to see that form, I shall reveal it in your presence.

> > *****

> > TEXT 17

> > srî-suka uvâca

> > iti bruvâno bhagavâms

> > tatraivântaradhîyata

> > sarvatas cârayams caksur

> > bhava âste sahomayâ

> > srî-sukah uvâca--Srî Sukadeva Gosvâmî said; iti--thus; bruvânah--while speaking; bhagavân--Lord Visnu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tatra--there; eva--immediately; antaradhîyata--disappeared from the vision of Lord Siva and his associates; sarvatah--everywhere; cârayan--moving; caksuh--the eyes; bhavah--Lord Siva; âste--remained; saha-umayâ--with his wife, Umâ.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sukadeva Gosvami continued: After speaking in this way, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu, immediately disappeared, and Lord Siva remained there with Uma, looking for Him all around with moving eyes.

> > *****

> > TEXT 18

> > tato dadarsopavane vara-striyam

> > vicitra-puspâruna-pallava-drume

> > vikrîdatîm kanduka-lîlayâ lasad-

> > dukûla-paryasta-nitamba-mekhalâm

> > tatah--thereafter; dadarsa--Lord Siva saw; upavane--in a nice forest; vara-striyam--a very beautiful woman; vicitra--of many varieties; puspa--flowers; aruna--pink; pallava--leaves; drume--in the midst of the trees; vikrîdatîm--engaged in playing; kanduka--with a ball; lîlayâ--by pastimes of playing; lasat--shining; dukûla--by a sari; paryasta--covered; nitamba--on her hips; mekhalâm--dressed with a belt.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thereafter, in a nice forest nearby, full of trees with reddish-pink leaves and varieties of flowers, Lord Siva saw a beautiful woman playing with a ball. Her hips were covered with a shining sari and ornamented with a belt.

> > *****

> > TEXT 19

> > âvartanodvartana-kampita-stana-

> > prakrsta-hâroru-bharaih pade pade

> > prabhajyamânâm iva madhyatas calat-

> > pada-pravâlam nayatîm tatas tatah

> > âvartana--by the falling down; udvartana--and springing up; kampita--trembling; stana--of the two breasts; prakrsta--beautiful; hâra--and of garlands; uru-bharaih--because of the heavy load; pade pade--at every step; prabhajyamânâm iva--as if breaking; madhyatah--in the middle portion of the body; calat--moving like that; pada-pravâlam--feet reddish like coral; nayatîm--moving; tatah tatah--here and there.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Because the ball was falling down and bouncing up, as She played with it Her breasts trembled, and because of the weight of those breasts and Her heavy flower garlands, Her waist appeared to be all but breaking at every step, as Her two soft feet, which were reddish like coral, moved here and there.

> > *****

> > TEXT 20

> > diksu bhramat-kanduka-câpalair bhrsam

> > prodvigna-târâyata-lola-locanâm

> > sva-karna-vibhrâjita-kundalollasat-

> > kapola-nîlâlaka-manditânanâm

> > diksu--in all directions; bhramat--moving; kanduka--of the ball; câpalaih--restlessness; bhrsam--now and then; prodvigna--full of anxieties; târa--eyes; âyata--broad; lola--restless; locanâm--with such eyes; sva-karna--on Her own two ears; vibhrâjita--illuminating; kundala--earrings; ullasat--shining; kapola--cheeks; nîla--bluish; alaka--with hair; mandita--was decorated; ânanâm--face.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The woman's face was decorated by broad, beautiful, restless eyes, which moved as the ball bounced here and there from Her hand. The two brilliant earrings on Her ears decorated Her shining cheeks like bluish reflections, and the hair scattered on Her face made Her even more beautiful to see.

> > *****

> > TEXT 21

> > slathad dukûlam kabarîm ca vicyutâm

> > sannahyatîm vâma-karena valgunâ

> > vinighnatîm anya-karena kandukam

> > vimohayantîm jagad-âtma-mâyayâ

> > slathat--slipping or slackening; dukûlam--the sari; kabarîm ca--and the hair on the head; vicyutâm--being slackened and scattered; sannahyatîm--trying to bind; vâma-karena--with the left hand; valgunâ--very beautifully attractive; vinighnatîm--striking; anya-karena--with the right hand; kandukam--the ball; vimohayantîm--in this way captivating everyone; jagat--the whole world; âtma-mâyayâ--by the spiritual potency, the internal energy.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As She played with the ball, the sari covering Her body became loose, and Her hair scattered. She tried to bind Her hair with Her beautiful left hand, and at the same time She played with the ball by striking it with Her right hand. This was so attractive that the Supreme Lord, by His internal potency, in this way captivated everyone.

> > *****

> > TEXT 22

> > tâm vîksya deva iti kanduka-lîlayesad-

> > vrîdâsphuta-smita-visrsta-katâksa-mustah

> > strî-preksana-pratisamîksana-vihvalâtmâ

> > nâtmânam antika umâm sva-ganâms ca veda

> > tâm--Her; vîksya--after observing; devah--Lord Sambhu; iti--in this way; kanduka-lîlayâ--by playing with the ball; îsat--slight; vrîdâ--by bashfulness; asphuta--not very distinct; smita--with smiling; visrsta--sent; katâksa-mustah--defeated by the glances; strî-preksana--by glancing at that beautiful woman; pratisamîksana--and by constantly being watched by Her; vihvala-âtmâ--whose mind was agitated; na--not; âtmânam--himself; antike--(situated) nearby; umâm--his wife, mother Umâ; sva-ganân ca--and his associates; veda--Lord Siva could understand.

> > TRANSLATION

> > While Lord Siva observed the beautiful woman playing with the ball, She sometimes glanced at him and slightly smiled in bashfulness. As he looked at the beautiful woman and She watched him, he forgot both himself and Uma, his most beautiful wife, as well as his associates nearby.

> > *****

> > TEXT 23

> > tasyâh karâgrât sa tu kanduko yadâ

> > gato vidûram tam anuvrajat-striyâh

> > vâsah sasûtram laghu mâruto 'harad

> > bhavasya devasya kilânupasyatah

> > tasyâh--of the beautiful woman; kara-agrât--from the hand; sah--that; tu--but; kandukah--the ball; yadâ--when; gatah--had gone; vidûram--far off; tam--that ball; anuvrajat--began to follow; striyâh--of that woman; vâsah--the covering dress; sa-sûtram--with the belt; laghu--because of being very fine; mârutah--the breeze; aharat--blew away; bhavasya--while Lord Siva; devasya--the chief demigod; kila--indeed; anupasyatah--was always looking.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When the ball leaped from Her hand and fell at a distance, the woman began to follow it, but as Lord Siva observed these activities, a breeze suddenly blew away the fine dress and belt that covered her.

> > *****

> > TEXT 24

> > evam tâm rucirâpângîm

> > darsanîyâm manoramâm

> > drstvâ tasyâm manas cakre

> > visajjantyâm bhavah kila

> > evam--in this way; tâm--Her; rucira-apângîm--possessing all attractive features; darsanîyâm--pleasing to see; manoramâm--beautifully formed; drstvâ--seeing; tasyâm--upon Her; manah cakre--thought; visajjantyâm--to be attracted by him; bhavah--Lord Siva; kila--indeed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thus Lord Siva saw the woman, every part of whose body was beautifully formed, and the beautiful woman also looked at him. Therefore, thinking that She was attracted to him, Lord Siva became very much attracted to Her.

> > *****

> > TEXT 25

> > tayâpahrta-vijnânas

> > tat-krta-smara-vihvalah

> > bhavânyâ api pasyantyâ

> > gata-hrîs tat-padam yayau

> > tayâ--by Her; apahrta--taken away; vijnânah--good sense; tat-krta--done by Her; smara--by the smiling; vihvalah--having become mad for Her; bhavânyâh--while Bhavânî, the wife of Lord Siva; api--although; pasyantyâh--was seeing all these incidents; gata-hrîh--bereft of all shame; tat-padam--to the place where She was situated; yayau--went.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Siva, his good sense taken away by the woman because of lusty desires to enjoy with Her, became so mad for Her that even in the presence of Bhavani he did not hesitate to approach Her.

> > *****

> > TEXT 26

> > sâ tam ayantam alokya

> > vivastra vridita bhrsam

> > niliyamana vrksesu

> > hasanti nanvatisthata

> > sa--that woman; tam--Lord Siva; âyântam--who was coming near; âlokya--seeing; vivastrâ--She was naked; vrîditâ--very bashful; bhrsam--so much; nilîyamânâ--was hiding; vrksesu--among the trees; hasantî--smiling; na--not; anvatisthata--stood in one place.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The beautiful woman was already naked, and when She saw Lord Siva coming toward Her, She became extremely bashful. Thus She kept smiling, but She hid Herself among the trees and did not stand in one place.

> > *****

> > TEXT 27

> > tâm anvagacchad bhagavân

> > bhavah pramusitendriyah

> > kâmasya ca vasam nîtah

> > karenum iva yûthapah

> > tâm--Her; anvagacchat--followed; bhagavân--Lord Siva; bhavah--known as Bhava; pramusita-indriyah--whose senses were agitated; kâmasya--of lusty desires; ca--and; vasam--victimized; nîtah--having become; karenum--a female elephant; iva--just as; yûthapah--a male elephant.

> > TRANSLATION

> > His senses being agitated, Lord Siva, victimized by lusty desires, began to follow Her, just as a lusty elephant follows a she-elephant.

> > *****

> > TEXT 28

> > so 'nuvrajyâtivegena

> > grhîtvânicchatîm striyam

> > kesa-bandha upânîya

> > bâhubhyâm parisasvaje

> > sah--Lord Siva; anuvrajya--following Her; ati-vegena--with great speed; grhîtvâ--catching; anicchatîm--although She was not willing to be caught; striyam--the woman; kesa-bandhe--on the cluster of hair; upânîya--dragging Her near; bâhubhyâm--with his arms; parisasvaje--embraced Her.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After following Her with great speed, Lord Siva caught Her by the braid of Her hair and dragged Her near him. Although She was unwilling, he embraced Her with his arms.

> > *****

> > TEXTS 29-30

> > sopagûdhâ bhagavatâ

> > karinâ karinî yathâ

> > itas tatah prasarpantî

> > viprakîrna-siroruhâ

> > âtmânam mocayitvânga

> > surarsabha-bhujântarât

> > prâdravat sâ prthu-sronî

> > mâyâ deva-vinirmitâ

> > sâ--the woman; upagûdhâ--being captured and embraced; bhagavatâ--by Lord Siva; karinâ--by a male elephant; karinî--a she-elephant; yathâ--as; itah tatah--here and there; prasarpantî--swirling like a snake; viprakîrna--scattered; siroruhâ--all the hair on Her head; âtmânam--Herself; mocayitvâ--releasing; anga--O King; sura-rsabha--of the best of the demigods (Lord Siva); bhuja-antarât--from the entanglement in the midst of the arms; prâdravat--began to run very fast; sâ--She; prthu-sronî--bearing very large hips; mâyâ--internal potency; deva-vinirmitâ--exhibited by the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Being embraced by Lord Siva like a female elephant embraced by a male, the woman, whose hair was scattered, swirled like a snake. O King, this woman, who had large, high hips, was a woman of yogamaya presented by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. She released Herself somehow or other from the fond embrace of Lord Siva's arms and ran away.

> > *****

> > TEXT 31

> > tasyâsau padavîm rudro

> > visnor adbhuta-karmanah

> > pratyapadyata kâmena

> > vairineva vinirjitah

> > tasya--of He who is the Supreme Lord; asau--Lord Siva; padavîm--the place; rudrah--Lord Siva; visnoh--of Lord Visnu; adbhuta-karmanah--of He who acts very wonderfully; pratyapadyata--began to follow; kâmena--by lusty desire; vairinâ iva--as if by an enemy; vinirjitah--being harassed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As if harassed by an enemy in the form of lusty desires, Lord Siva followed the path of Lord Visnu, who acts very wonderfully and who had taken the form of Mohini.

> > *****

> > TEXT 32

> > tasyânudhâvato retas

> > caskandâmogha-retasah

> > susmino yûthapasyeva

> > vâsitâm anudhâvatah

> > tasya--of him (Lord Siva); anudhâvatah--who was following; retah--the semen; caskanda--discharged; amogha-retasah--of that person whose discharge of semen never goes in vain; susminah--mad; yûthapasya--of a male elephant; iva--just like; vâsitâm--to a female elephant able to conceive pregnancy; anudhâvatah--following.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Just as a maddened bull elephant follows a female elephant who is able to conceive pregnancy, Lord Siva followed the beautiful woman and discharged semen, even though his discharge of semen never goes in vain.

> > *****

> > TEXT 33

> > yatra yatrâpatan mahyâm

> > retas tasya mahâtmanah

> > tâni rûpyasya hemnas ca

> > ksetrâny âsan mahî-pate

> > yatra--wherever; yatra--and wherever; apatat--fell; mahyâm--on the surface of the world; retah--the semen; tasya--of him; mahâ-âtmanah--of the great personality (Lord Siva); tâni--all those places; rûpyasya--of silver; hemnah--of gold; ca--and; ksetrâni--mines; âsan--became; mahî-pate--O King.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O King, wheresoever on the surface of the globe fell the semen of the great personality of Lord Siva, mines of gold and silver later appeared.

> > *****

> > TEXT 34

> > sarit-sarahsu sailesu

> > vanesûpavanesu ca

> > yatra kva câsann rsayas

> > tatra sannihito harah

> > sarit--near the shores of the rivers; sarahsu--and near the lakes; sailesu--near the mountains; vanesu--in the forests; upavanesu--in the gardens or small forests; ca--also; yatra--wherever; kva--anywhere; ca--also; âsan--were existing; rsayah--great sages; tatra--there; sannihitah--was present; harah--Lord Siva.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Following Mohini, Lord Siva went everywhere--near the shores of the rivers and lakes, near the mountains, near the forests, near the gardens, and wherever therelived great sages.

> > *****

> > TEXT 35

> > skanne retasi so 'pasyad

> > âtmânam deva-mâyayâ

> > jadîkrtam nrpa-srestha

> > sannyavartata kasmalât

> > skanne--when fully discharged; retasi--the semen; sah--Lord Siva; apasyat--saw; âtmânam--his own self; deva-mâyayâ--by the mâyâ of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; jadîkrtam--had become victimized as a fool; nrpa-srestha--O best of kings (Mahârâja Parîksit); sannyavartata--restrained himself further; kasmalât--from illusion.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O Maharaja Pariksit, best of kings, when Lord Siva had fully discharged semen, he could see how he himself had been victimized by the illusion created by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Thus he restrained himself from any further maya.

> > *****

> > TEXT 36

> > athâvagata-mâhâtmya

> > âtmano jagad-âtmanah

> > aparijneya-vîryasya

> > na mene tad u hâdbhutam

> > atha--thus; avagata--being fully convinced about; mâhâtmyah--the greatness; âtmanah--of himself; jagat-âtmanah--and of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; aparijneya-vîryasya--who has unlimited potency; na--not; mene--did consider; tat--the miraculous activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in bewildering him; u ha--certainly; adbhutam--as wonderful.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thus Lord Siva could understand his position and that of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who has unlimited potencies. Having reached this understanding, he was not at all surprised by the wonderful way Lord Visnu had acted upon him.

> > *****

> > TEXT 37

> > tam aviklavam avrîdam

> > âlaksya madhusûdanah

> > uvâca parama-prîto

> > bibhrat svâm paurusîm tanum

> > tam--him (Lord Siva); aviklavam--without being agitated by the incident that had taken place; avrîdam--without being ashamed; âlaksya--seeing; madhu-sûdanah--the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is known as Madhusûdana, the killer of the demon Madhu; uvâca--said; parama-prîtah--being very pleased; bibhrat--assuming; svâm--His own; paurusîm--original; tanum--form.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Seeing Lord Siva unagitated and unashamed, Lord Visnu [Madhusudana] was very pleased. Thus He resumed His original form and spoke as follows.

> > *****

> > TEXT 38

> > srî-bhagavân uvâca

> > distyâ tvam vibudha-srestha

> > svâm nisthâm âtmanâ sthitah

> > yan me strî-rûpayâ svairam

> > mohito 'py anga mâyayâ

> > srî-bhagavân uvâca--the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; distyâ--all auspiciousness; tvam--unto you; vibudha-srestha--O best of all the demigods; svâm--in your own; nisthâm--fixed situation; âtmanâ--of your own self; sthitah--you are situated; yat--as; me--Mine; strî-rûpayâ--appearance like a woman; svairam--sufficiently; mohitah--enchanted; api--in spite of; anga--O Lord Siva; mâyayâ--by My potency.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: O best of the demigods, although you have been amply harassed because of My potency in assuming the form of a woman, you are established in your position. Therefore, may all good fortune be upon you.

> > *****

> > TEXT 39

> > ko nu me 'titaren mâyâm

> > visaktas tvad-rte pumân

> > tâms tân visrjatîm bhâvân

> > dustarâm akrtâtmabhih

> > kah--what; nu--indeed; me--My; atitaret--can surpass; mâyâm--illusory energy; visaktah--attached to material sense enjoyment; tvat-rte--except for you; pumân--person; tân--such conditions; tân--unto the materially attached persons; visrjatîm--in surpassing; bhâvân--reactions of material activities; dustarâm--very difficult to surmount; akrta-âtmabhih--by persons unable to control their senses.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear Lord Sambhu, who within this material world but you can surpass My illusory energy? People are generally attached to sense enjoyment and conquered by its influence. Indeed, the influence of material nature is very difficult for them to surmount.

> > *****

> > TEXT 40

> > seyam guna-mayî mâyâ

> > na tvâm abhibhavisyati

> > mayâ sametâ kâlena

> > kâla-rûpena bhâgasah

> > sâ--that insurmountable; iyam--this; guna-mayî--consisting of the three modes of material nature; mâyâ--illusory energy; na--not; tvâm--you; abhibhavisyati--will be able to bewilder in the future; mayâ--with Me; sametâ--joined; kâlena--eternal time; kâla-rûpena--in the form of time; bhâgasah--with her different parts.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The material, external energy [maya], who cooperates with Me in creation and who is manifested in the three modes of nature, will not be able to bewilder you any longer.

> > *****

> > TEXT 41

> > srî-suka uvâca

> > evam bhagavatâ râjan

> > srîvatsânkena sat-krtah

> > âmantrya tam parikramya

> > saganah svâlayam yayau

> > srî-sukah uvâca--Srî Sukadeva Gosvâmî said; evam--thus; bhagavatâ--by the Supreme Personality of Godhead; râjan--O King; srîvatsa-ankena--who always carries the mark of Srîvatsa on His breast; sat-krtah--being very much applauded; âmantrya--taking permission from; tam--Him; parikramya--circumambulating; sa-ganah--with his associates; sva-âlayam--to his own abode; yayau--went back.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sukadeva Gosvami said: O King, having thus been praised by the Supreme Personality, who bears the mark of Srivatsa on His chest, Lord Siva circumambulated Him. Then, after taking permission from Him, Lord Siva returned to his abode, Kailasa, along with his associates.

> > *****

> > TEXT 42

> > âtmâmsa-bhûtâm tâm mâyâm

> > bhavânîm bhagavan bhavah

> > sammatâm rsi-mukhyânâm

> > prîtyâcastâtha bhârata

> > âtma-amsa-bhûtâm--a potency of the Supreme Soul; tâm--unto her; mâyâm--the illusory energy; bhavânîm--who is the wife of Lord Siva; bhagavân--the powerful; bhavah--Lord Siva; sammatâm--accepted; rsi-mukhyânâm--by the great sages; prîtyâ--in jubilation; âcasta--began to address; atha--then; bhârata--O Mahârâja Parîksit, descendant of Bharata.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O descendant of Bharata Maharaja, Lord Siva, in jubilation, then addressed his wife, Bhavani, who is accepted by all authorities as the potency of Lord Visnu.

> > *****

> > TEXT 43

> > ayi vyapasyas tvam ajasya mâyâm

> > parasya pumsah para-devatâyâh

> > aham kalânâm rsabho 'pi muhye

> > yayâvaso 'nye kim utâsvatantrâh

> > ayi--oh; vyapasyah--have seen; tvam--you; ajasya--of the unborn; mâyâm--the illusory energy; parasya pumsah--of the Supreme Person; para-devatâyâh--the Absolute Truth; aham--myself; kalânâm--of plenary portions; rsabhah--the chief; api--although; muhye--became bewildered; yayâ--by her; avasah--imperceptibly; anye--others; kim uta--what to speak of; asvatantrâh--fully dependent on mâyâ.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Siva said: O Goddess, you have now seen the illusory energy of the SupremePersonality of Godhead, who is the unborn master of everyone. Although I am one of the principal expansions of His Lordship, even I was illusioned by His energy. What then is to be said of others, who are fully dependent on maya?

> > *****

> > TEXT 44

> > yam mâm aprcchas tvam upetya yogât

> > samâ-sahasrânta upâratam vai

> > sa esa sâksât purusah purâno

> > na yatra kâlo visate na vedah

> > yam--about whom; mâm--from me; aprcchah--inquired; tvam--you; upetya--coming near me; yogât--from performing mystic yoga; samâ--years; sahasra-ante--at the end of one thousand; upâratam--ceasing; vai--indeed; sah--He; esah--here is; sâksât--directly; purusah--the Supreme Person; purânah--the original; na--not; yatra--where; kâlah--eternal time; visate--can enter; na--nor; vedah--the Vedas.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When I finished performing mystic yoga for one thousand years, you asked me upon whom I was meditating. Now, here is that Supreme Person to whom time has no entrance and who the Vedas cannot understand.

> > *****

> > TEXT 45

> > srî-suka uvâca

> > iti te 'bhihitas tâta

> > vikramah sârnga-dhanvanah

> > sindhor nirmathane yena

> > dhrtah prsthe mahâcalah

> > srî-sukah uvâca--Srî Sukadeva Gosvâmî said; iti--thus; te--unto you; abhihitah--explained; tâta--my dear King; vikramah--prowess; sârnga-dhanvanah--of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who carries the Sârnga bow; sindhoh--of the ocean of milk; nirmathane--in the churning; yena--by whom; dhrtah--was held; prsthe--on the back; mahâ-acalah--the great mountain.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Sukadeva Gosvami said: My dear King, the person who bore the great mountain on His back for the churning of the ocean of milk is the same Supreme Personality of Godhead, known as Sarnga-dhanva. I have now described to you His prowess.

> > *****

> > TEXT 46

> > etan muhuh kîrtayato 'nusrnvato

> > na risyate jâtu samudyamah kvacit

> > yad uttamasloka-gunânuvarnanam

> > samasta-samsâra-parisramâpaham

> > etat--this narration; muhuh--constantly; kîrtayatah--of one who chants; anusrnvatah--and also hears; na--not; risyate--annihilated; jâtu--at any time; samudyamah--the endeavor; kvacit--at any time; yat--because; uttamasloka--of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; guna-anuvarnanam--describing the transcendental qualities; samasta--all; samsâra--of material existence; parisrama--misery; apaham--finishing.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The endeavor of one who constantly hears or describes this narration of the churning of the ocean of milk will never be fruitless. Indeed, chanting the glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the only means to annihilate all sufferings in this material world.

> > *****

> > TEXT 47

> > asad-avisayam anghrim bhâva-gamyam prapannân

> > amrtam amara-varyân âsayat sindhu-mathyam

> > kapata-yuvati-veso mohayan yah surârîms

> > tam aham upasrtânâm kâma-pûram nato 'smi

> > asat-avisayam--not understood by the atheists; anghrim--unto the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; bhâva-gamyam--understood by devotees; prapannân--fully surrendered; amrtam--the nectar; amara-varyân--only unto the demigods; âsayat--gave to drink; sindhu-mathyam--produced from the ocean of milk; kapata-yuvati-vesah--appearing as a false young girl; mohayan--captivating; yah--He who; sura-arîn--the enemies of the demigods; tam--unto Him; aham--I; upasrtânâm--of the devotees; kâma-pûram--who fulfills all desires; natah asmi--I offer my respectful obeisances.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Assuming the form of a young woman and thus bewildering the demons, the Supreme Personality of Godhead distributed to His devotees, the demigods, the nectar produced from the churning of the ocean of milk. Unto that Supreme Personality of Godhead, who always fulfills the desires of His devotees, I offer my respectful obeisances.

> > Back to the running text