Book 1 - Adhyaya 18

हिन्दी अर्थ

उन ब्रह्माका यह सुखद वचन सुनकर विष्णुजी पर्यकसे उठकर बैठ गये और नेत्रोंमें प्रसन्नता भरकर उनके उत्तरमें कहने लगे कि मैं प्रत्येक कल्पमें इसी स्थानका आश्रय लेकर शयन करता हूँ जो कुछ भी किया जाना है, किया गया है और किया जा रहा है तथा स्वर्गलोक, आकाश, पृथ्वी एवं भुवर्लोक-इन सबका परम पद मैं ही हूँ.

English

If love has been generated in you, if boon has to be granted to us, may our devotion to you remain perpetual and unswerving.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उनसे इस प्रकार कहकर भगवान् विष्णुने पुनः उनसे पूछा-ऐश्वर्यसम्पन्न आप कौन हैं तथा मेरे पास कहाँसे आये हैं? आप पुनः कहाँ जायेगे तथा आपका निवासस्थान कहाँ है? विश्‍्वमूर्तिस्वरूप आप कौन हैं तथा मैं आपके लिये क्या करूँ ?

English

O Devas. the moon-crested lord accordingly granted them an unswerving devotidn and faith.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विष्णुके ऐसा कहनेपर महात्मा शिवको मायासे मोहित होनेके कारण भगवान् जनार्दनको पहचाने बिना पितामह ब्रह्मा उन्हीं शिवकी मायासे मोहको प्राप्त अविज्ञात विष्णुदेवसे कहने लगे, जिस प्रकार आप इस जगत्के आदिकर्ता तथा प्रजापति हैं, वैसे ही मैं भी हूँ

English

Then Visnu knelt on the ground and bowed to the lord. With perfect control over himself he spoke to the lord in low tones.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जगत्के रचयिता ब्रह्माजीका यह विस्मयकारी वचन सुनकर और उनकी आज्ञा लेकरं विश्वको उत्पत्ति करनेवाले योगी महायोगी विष्णुभगवान् कौतूहलवश ब्रह्माके मुखमें प्रविष्ट हो गये॥ १९/२ ॥ ब्रह्माजीके उदरमें प्रवेश करके वहाँपर अठारह

English

O lord of the Devas, our controversy has borne splendid fruits, since you yourself have come over here to remove the same.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वर्णोके जनसमूहों, सनातन सात लोकों तथा ब्रह्मासे ८८ श्रीलिड्रमहापुराण पूर्वभाग

English

On hearing this, Lord Siva again spoke smiling to Visriu who bowed to him with his head bent down and who stood with palms joined in reverence.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बहनलदर दृष्ट्वा सर्वान् विष्णुर्महाभुजः। लेकर तृणपर्यन्त सभी स्थावर-जंगम पदार्थ देखकर अहोऽस्य तपसो वीर्यमित्युक्त्वा च पुनः पुनः ॥ महाभुज महातेजस्वी विष्णुभगवान् अत्यन्त विस्मित अटित्वा विविधाँल्लोकान् विष्णुर्नानाविधाश्रयान्। हुए।' अहो! इनकी तपस्याका ऐसा प्रभाव'--ऐसा बार. नारायणो जगद्धाता पितामहमथाब्रवीत्॥ २४ लोकों तथा अनेक स्थानोंपर हजार वर्षोंतक भ्रमण करते रहे, किंतु जब उसका अन्त नहीं पा सके, तब वे

English

O Vi?pu, I am lord Siva, the unsullied, I divided my-

हिन्दी अर्थ

भगवानादिरन्तशच मध्यं कालो दिशो नभः। नाहमन्तं प्रपश्यामि उदरस्य तवानघ॥ २५ शेषशायी जगदाधार नारायण उन ब्रह्माके मुखमार्गसे बाहर निकलकर उनसे कहने ' लगे हे अनघ! आप भगवान् हैं। आप आदि, अन्त,

English

O Vi?9u, abandon your delusion. Protect this Brahma, who in the Padmakalpa, will become your son.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भगवानेवमेवाहं शाश्वतं हि ममोदरम् प्रविश्य लोकान् पश्यैताननौपम्यान् सुरोत्तम। क?

English

Then you will see me thus, so will the lotus-born Brahmi too. Thus saying the lord vanished there itself.

हिन्दी अर्थ

टी च मध्य, काल, दिशा, आकाश आदिसे युक्त हें । मैं आपके उदरका अन्त नहीं देख पाया ऐसा कहकर भगवान् विष्णुने ब्रह्मासे पुन: यह

English

Ever since then the worship of the Lihga was well established in the world. The great goddess is the altar for the Lihga. The Lihga is the great lord himself.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तानेव लोकान् गर्भस्थानपश्यत्सत्यविक्रमः। कहा-हे सुरश्रेष्ठ! मैं भी इसी तरह भगवान् हूँ। अब आप भी मेरे शाश्वत उदरमें प्रवेश करके इन्हीं अनृपम

English

Lihga is so called because, O gods, everything gets dissolved in it. The brahmin who reads this narrative of Lihga, in the presence of the Lihga image attains Siva-hood. No doubt need be entertained in this respect.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पर्यटित्वा तु देवस्य ददूशेऽन्तं न वै हरेः लोकोंका दर्शन करें॥ २६/२ ॥

English

How did Hrahma become the lotus-born (deity), hrmerly, in the Padmakalpa? How did \'i.snu and Biahma.sec loid Siva? Pleast' recount all this pailiculaily now.

हिन्दी अर्थ

द्वाराणि सर्वाणि पिधाय विष्णुः । विभुर्मनः कर्तुमियेष चाशु लक्ष्मीकान्त विष्णुकी यह आह्वादकारिणी वाणी सुनकर उन्हें प्रसन्न करते हुए ब्रह्माजी उनके उदरमें प्रविष्ट हुए॥ २७/२ ॥

English

The supreme loicl in liis qualified (sakala) state is characterized by three functions: viz. creation, sustenance and destruction. The idea is often repeated in the Puranas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सत्य पराक्रमवाले ब्रह्माजीने विष्णुके उदरमें स्थित उन्हीं सब लोकोंको देखा और उसमें बहुत भ्रमण करनेके उपरान्त भी विष्णुदेवके उदरका अन्त नहीं पा सके

English

A tall and lofty lotus was sportively created in his umbilicus as he lay there all-powerful self-contented but un- wearif'cl in activities. It was hundred Yojanas long. It resem- bled the mid-day sun. It had adamantine stalk.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उज्हारात्मनो रूपं पुष्कराच्चतुराननः सभौ इन्द्रियद्वारोको निरुद्ध करके मैं सुखपूर्वक

English

Even as the bountiful lord was playing (with the lotus), Brahma, who was born of the cosmic Egg of golden womb, who had golden colour, who was beyond the pale of the sense-organs, who had four faces and large eyes came near the lord casually. On seeing Visnu of splendid eyes sporting with the lotus that was glorious, divine, splendid and fragrant, Brahma was surpiiscd and asked in a tone filled with gentle- ness —

हिन्दी अर्थ

सो लिया-ऐसा सोचकर और ब्रह्माजीकी गतिको जानकर सर्वव्यापक विष्णुजीने शीघ्र ही उनकी अभिलाषा पूर्ण करनेकी इच्छा की तत्पश्चात् सभी द्वारोंको बन्द देखकर पितामहने अत्यन्त सूक्ष्म रूप धारण करके नाभिमें मार्ग पाया तथा पद्मसूत्र (कमलनाल)-के सहारे पुष्कर (कमल) -से स्वयंको बाहर निकाला, तदनन्तर पद्मगर्भके समान

English

On hearing the splendid words of Brahma, Visnu got up from his couch and with his eyes beaming with surprise replied: —

हिन्दी अर्थ

कान्तिवाले जगद्योनि स्वयम्भू पितामह भगवान् ब्रह्मा कमलके ऊपर शोभित हुए॥ ३०--३२॥ विरराजारविन्दस्थः पदागर्भसमद्युतिः । ब्रह्मा स्वयम्भूर्भगवाञ्जगद्योनिः पितामहः

English

Thereupon Brahma icplicd to Visnu. Being deluded by the Maya of lord Siva, he could not fully comprehend Visnu who himself was deluded by the Maya of Siva and hence unknowable.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अध्याय २० शेषशय्यापर आसीन भगवान् न् विष्णुके नाभिकमलसे ब्रह्माजीका प्रादुर्भाव

English

The Self-born Brahma, the source of the origin of the universe sat in the lotus, resembling in lustre the interior of the lotus itself.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे ताभ्यामेकैकस्य - मेक य की फफफफफफू फफफफफफाफफफफफफाफाफफफफफफफफ फा पापा मपी फफफफफ्फ्फफ्फ शूलपाणिर्महादेवो हेमवीराम्बरच्छदः

English

In the meantime, even as either of them was wholly engaged in a struggle with the other in the middle of the ocean, lord Siva of immeasurable soul, the lord of living beings appealed theie itself. Holding a trident in hand and clad in garmrnls of pure gold he came to the place where Visnu was lying on Sesa — the lord of serpents. As he waded through the waters quickly, big drops of water rose up in the sky, kicked up by his feet. The wind that blew was very hot and cold. On perceiving this wonderful phenomenon, Brahma spoke to Visnu ''See how hot and cold waters make the lotus shake.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उद्भूतास्तूर्णमाकाशे पृथुलास्तोयबिन्दवः। अत्युष्णश्चातिशीतश्च वायुस्तत्र ववौ पुनः तददूष्ट्वा महदाश्चर्यं ब्रह्मा विष्णुमभाषत। अब्बिन्दवश्च शीतोष्णाः कम्पयन्त्यम्बुजं भृशम्

English

Clear this doubt of mine and tell me what else you wish to do now."

हिन्दी अर्थ

एतन्मे संशयं ब्रूहि किं वा त्वन्यच्चिकीर्षसि। एतदेवंविधं वाक्यं पितामहमुखोद्गतम् ्रुत्वाप्रतिमकर्मा हि भगवानसुरान्तकृत्। किं नु खल्वत्र मे नाभ्यां भूतमन्यत्कृतालयम्

English

"O Sir, are you in a perplexed state inside the lotus? O lord, what is it that 1 have done wlieicfore O excellent one among men, you speak to me thus: What is it for? Tell me factually." Lord Brahma, the storehouse of the Vedas, replied to the lotus-eyed lord of Devas who spoke thus in accordance with the activities of the world: — "It was I who formerly entered your belly in accordance with your wish. Just as all the worlds within my belly were seen by you O lord, so also all the worlds in your belly are seen by me. O sinless one after a thousand years I returned. With a spirit of rivalry and a desire to subject me to control, all the openings were closed suddenly by you. O blessed one, 1.pondered over it. By dint of my ow'n splendour I gained exit through the umbilicus by the lotus stalk. Let there be no dejection in your mind: O Visnu, this is the sequence of events in their gradual advancement. What should be done by me hereafter, kindly tell me: What shall I do?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

किमत्र भगवानद्य पुष्करे जातसम्भ्रमः। किं मया च कृतं देव यन्मां प्रियमनुत्तमम् भाषसे पुरुषश्रेष्ठ किमर्थ ब्रूहि तत्त्वतः। एवं ब्रुवाणं देवेशं लोकयात्रानुगं ततः ॥

English

On hearing these loving, pleasing auspicious and irreproachable words of Brahma, Vifnii the destroyer of Hiranya- kasipu and of immeasurable soul, spoke sincere and simple words. This type of adverse action was not envisaged by me.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रत्युवाचाम्बुजाभाक्षं ब्रह्मा वेदनिधिः प्रभुः। योऽसौ तवोदर पूर्व प्रविष्टोऽहं त्वदिच्छया यथा ममोदरे लोकाः सर्वे दृष्टास्त्वया प्रभो। तथैव दृष्टाः कार्त्स्न्येन मया लोकास्तवोदरे

English

You should not mis-understand me. You deserve my respect and worship. O auspicious one, foigive if at all I have committed any offence against you.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उस समुद्रके मध्य ब्रह्मा और विष्णुमें अनेक प्रकारसे संघर्ष चल रहा था, उसी समय श्रेष्ठ स्वर्णके समान सस्त्रको धारण करनेवाले, अमेय आत्मावाले, जीवोंके स्वामी शूलपाणि महादेव कहींसे वहाँपर पहुँच गये, जहाँ वे शेषशायी अनन्त विष्णुभगवान्

English

You are borne by me, O lord, descend from this lotus. I cannot bear you. You are refulgent and weighty. Thereupon Brahma said once again: 'Tel' me, what boon you desire to have. O lord, take me down from the lotus*. Then Visnu said: 'O slayer of enemies, you should be my son. You wii: cttain splendid pleasure. Speak agreeable and loving words.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उनके शीश्रतापूर्वक चलनेसे चरणोंके प्रहारसे संपीडित होकर समुद्र-जलकी बड़ी-बड़ी बूँहै आकाशतक पहुँचने लगीं और वहाँ कभी अत्यन्त गर्म तथा कभी अत्यन्त शीतल वायु बहने लगी उस महान् आश्चर्यको देखकर ब्रह्माने विष्णुसे कहा कि ये शीतल एवं उष्ण जलकी बूँदें इस कमलको अत्यधिक कम्पायमान कर रही हैं। इस विषयमे मेरी शंकाका समाधान कीजिये अथवा आप कुछ और

English

"He is wading through the ocean with great speed. When his feet press the surface of water, as he wades through the ocean with great speed, masses of water rise up even to the sky. O lotUs-bom one, you are being sprinkled from all sides with a heap of water. By the wind coming out of his nostrils, this great lotus emerged out of my navel is being shaken. It is lord Siva who has no origin and who destroys the world that has come. Let us eulogise the bull-bannered lord with hymns of prayer."

हिन्दी अर्थ

करना तो नहीं चाहते ?॥ ३७/३ ॥ ब्रह्माके मुखसे निर्गत इस प्रकारको बात सुनकर अप्रतिम कर्मवाले असुरसंहारक भगवान् विष्णु सोचने लगे कि मेरी नाभिमें इस कौन-से जीवने अपना स्थान बना लिया है, जो इस तरह प्रेमपूर्वक मधुर-मधुर

English

Then Brahma who was infuriated spoke to Visnu whose eyes resembled the lotus: — ''Indeed you do not know yourself as the lord of all the worlds. You do not know me also as Brahma, the eternal creator of the worlds. Who is this Siva apart from us both?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

बोल रहा है; तथा मैंने इसके प्रति कहीं क्रोध किया है--ऐसा मनमें ध्यान करके विष्णुभगवान् यह उत्तर देने आप भगवान् हैं और आपको यहाँ कमलके

English

Then Brahma who was infuriated spoke to Visnu whose eyes resembled the lotus: — ''Indeed you do not know yourself as the lord of all the worlds. You do not know me also as Brahma, the eternal creator of the worlds. Who is this Siva apart from us both?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

सा श्रेष्ठ कार्य किया है, जो आप मुझसे प्रेमपूर्वक बोल रहे हैं? है पुरुषश्रेष्ठ। इसका कारण मुझे यथार्थ रूपसे लोकयात्राका अनुवर्तन करनेवाले तथा कमलको आभाके समान नेत्रवाले देवेश्वर विष्णुके इस प्रकार बोलनेपर वेदनिधि प्रभु ब्रह्माने उनसे कहा॥ ४२ /२॥

English

Then Brahma who was infuriated spoke to Visnu whose eyes resembled the lotus: — ''Indeed you do not know yourself as the lord of all the worlds. You do not know me also as Brahma, the eternal creator of the worlds. Who is this Siva apart from us both?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

यह मैं आपकी ही इच्छासे पूर्वकालमें आपके उदरमें प्रविष्ट हुआ था। है प्रभो! जिस प्रकार प्रथम मेरे उद्रमें प्रवेश करके आपने सभी लोकोंको देखा था, उसी प्रकार मैंने भी आपके उदरमें उन सम्पूर्ण लोकोंका द श्रीलिड्रमहापुराण पूर्वभाग अक्क कक फफफफफफफकफफफफफझफफफझफफफफफफफफाफफफफफफफफफफफफ म क कमी मी फ माफ कफ कफ कफ फक कक कक कमका कम काफिकफाफाफ छा क ततो वर्षसहस्रात्तु उपावृत्तस्य मेऽनघ। है अनघ! वहाँ मैं हजार वर्षोतक चक्कर लगाता

English

Then Brahma who was infuriated spoke to Visnu whose eyes resembled the lotus: — ''Indeed you do not know yourself as the lord of all the worlds. You do not know me also as Brahma, the eternal creator of the worlds. Who is this Siva apart from us both?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

ईर्ष्याभावसे युक्त होकर आपने मुझे मत्सरभावेन मां वशीकर्तुमिच्छता॥ रहा। इसके बाद ईष्य ५. र वशमें करनेकी इच्छासे चारों ओरसे सभी इन्द्रियद्वार शीघ्रतापूर्वक बन्द कर लिये॥ ४५ /२॥

English

Then Brahma who was infuriated spoke to Visnu whose eyes resembled the lotus: — ''Indeed you do not know yourself as the lord of all the worlds. You do not know me also as Brahma, the eternal creator of the worlds. Who is this Siva apart from us both?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

तदनन्तर है महाभाग! मैं अपने तेजके प्रभावे विवेकपूर्वक अतिसूक्ष्मरूप धारणकर आपके नाभि- स्थलसे कमलनालके सहारे बाहर निकल आया। इसके लिये आपके मनमें थोड़ा भी विषाद नहीं होना हे विष्णो! जो यह मेरा बाहर निकलना हुआ है, वह किसी विशेष कार्यके लिये है। अब आप मुझे यह बताइये कि मैं क्या करूँ ?

English

Then Brahma who was infuriated spoke to Visnu whose eyes resembled the lotus: — ''Indeed you do not know yourself as the lord of all the worlds. You do not know me also as Brahma, the eternal creator of the worlds. Who is this Siva apart from us both?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

तदनन्तर पितामह ब्रह्माको प्रिय, मधुर, पवित्र तथा कल्याणमयी वाणी सुनकर हिरण्यकशिपुके शत्रु अप्रमेयात्मा भगवान् विष्णुने इर्ष्यारहित होकर उनसे यह वचन कहा कि आपके नाभिकमलोद्भवरूप इस कार्यके लिये मैंने कोई प्रयास नहीं किया है

English

Then Brahma who was infuriated spoke to Visnu whose eyes resembled the lotus: — ''Indeed you do not know yourself as the lord of all the worlds. You do not know me also as Brahma, the eternal creator of the worlds. Who is this Siva apart from us both?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

आपको बोध करानेकी इच्छासे मैंने तो क्रीड़ापूर्वक हैवयोगसे यों ही अपने सभी दरवाजे शीघ्र बन्द कर लिये थे। इसे आप कुछ भी अन्यथा न समझें। हे कल्याणकारक! आप मेरे मान्य तथा पूज्य हैं, अतएव मैंने आपका जो भी अपकार किया है, वह सब आप क्षमा करें

English

Then Brahma who was infuriated spoke to Visnu whose eyes resembled the lotus: — ''Indeed you do not know yourself as the lord of all the worlds. You do not know me also as Brahma, the eternal creator of the worlds. Who is this Siva apart from us both?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

हे प्रभो! मेरे द्वार वहन किये जाते हुए आप अब कमलसे उतर आइये; क्योंकि आपके अत्यन्त गुरुतर तथा तेजसम्पन्न होनेके कारण मैं आपका भार सहन करनेमें समर्थ नहीं हूँ तब ब्रह्माने कहा कि आप मुझसे वरदान माँगिये। इसपर विष्णु कहने लगे- है प्रभो! आप कमलसे नीचे उतर आइये और यही वर दीजिये कि आप मेरे पुत्र बनेंगे। है शत्रुदलन! इससे आपको भी अपार हर्ष प्राप्त

English

Then Brahma who was infuriated spoke to Visnu whose eyes resembled the lotus: — ''Indeed you do not know yourself as the lord of all the worlds. You do not know me also as Brahma, the eternal creator of the worlds. Who is this Siva apart from us both?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

कमलसे नीचे उतर आइये। आप महायोगी तथा प्रणवरूप हैं। आप हमारे पूज्य हैं। आजसे आप सबके इत्येषानुगतिर्विष्णो कार्याणामौपसर्पिणी। यन्मयानन्तरं कार्य ब्रूहि किं करवाण्यहम्

English

Then Brahma who was infuriated spoke to Visnu whose eyes resembled the lotus: — ''Indeed you do not know yourself as the lord of all the worlds. You do not know me also as Brahma, the eternal creator of the worlds. Who is this Siva apart from us both?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

अनवद्यां प्रियामिष्टां शिवां वाणीं पितामहात् न ह्येवमीदूशं कार्य मयाध्यवसितं तव

English

Then Brahma who was infuriated spoke to Visnu whose eyes resembled the lotus: — ''Indeed you do not know yourself as the lord of all the worlds. You do not know me also as Brahma, the eternal creator of the worlds. Who is this Siva apart from us both?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

त्वां बोधयितुकामेन क्रीडापूर्वं यदूच्छया। आशु द्वाराणि सर्वाणि घटितानि मयात्मन: फरफफफफीफफफफफफफफफफ प्या विष्णुके नाभिकमलसे ब्रह्माजीका प्रादुर्भाव

English

Then Brahma who was infuriated spoke to Visnu whose eyes resembled the lotus: — ''Indeed you do not know yourself as the lord of all the worlds. You do not know me also as Brahma, the eternal creator of the worlds. Who is this Siva apart from us both?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

Ea कभ अक क अक का कककफ फफफ बाआफकफकककककक भफ फक फक भाकामा फफफफफफ पुत्रो मे त्वं भव ब्रह्मन् सप्तलोकाधिपः प्रभो । ततः स भगवान् देवो वरं दत्त्वा किरीटिने

English

Then Brahma who was infuriated spoke to Visnu whose eyes resembled the lotus: — ''Indeed you do not know yourself as the lord of all the worlds. You do not know me also as Brahma, the eternal creator of the worlds. Who is this Siva apart from us both?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रत्यासन्नमथायान्तं बालार्काभं महाननम् दशबाहुस्त्रिशूलाङ्को नयनैर्विश्वतः स्थितः। लोकप्रभुः स्वयं साक्षाद्विकृतो मुञ्जमेखली

English

Then Brahma who was infuriated spoke to Visnu whose eyes resembled the lotus: — ''Indeed you do not know yourself as the lord of all the worlds. You do not know me also as Brahma, the eternal creator of the worlds. Who is this Siva apart from us both?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

तेनैवमुक्तो भगवान् विष्णुर्ब्रह्माणमब्रवीत् वेगेन महताकाशेऽप्युत्थिताश्च जलाशयाः

English

Then Brahma who was infuriated spoke to Visnu whose eyes resembled the lotus: — ''Indeed you do not know yourself as the lord of all the worlds. You do not know me also as Brahma, the eternal creator of the worlds. Who is this Siva apart from us both?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्थूलाद्द्रिविश्वतोऽत्यर्थं सिच्यसे पद्मसम्भव। घ्राणजेन च वातेन कम्प्यमानं त्वया सह ततः क्रद्धोऽम्बुजाभाश्षं ब्रह्म प्रोवाच केशवम्

English

Then Brahma who was infuriated spoke to Visnu whose eyes resembled the lotus: — ''Indeed you do not know yourself as the lord of all the worlds. You do not know me also as Brahma, the eternal creator of the worlds. Who is this Siva apart from us both?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

भवान्न नूनमात्मानं वेत्ति लोक प्रभुं विभुम् ब्रह्माणं लोककर्तारं मां न वेत्सि सनातनम् को ह्यसौ शङ्करो नाम आवयोर््यतिरिच्यते।

English

Then Brahma who was infuriated spoke to Visnu whose eyes resembled the lotus: — ''Indeed you do not know yourself as the lord of all the worlds. You do not know me also as Brahma, the eternal creator of the worlds. Who is this Siva apart from us both?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

महायोगेन्धनो धर्मो दुराधषो वरप्रदः ॥ स्वामी हैं तथा श्वेत पगड़ीसे सदा शोभायमान रहेंगे और इस प्रकार “पद्मययोनि' नामसे लोकमें प्रसिद्ध होंगे। हे ब्रह्मन्! है प्रभो! आप मेरे पुत्र तथा सात लोकोंके स्वामी

English

Then Brahma who was infuriated spoke to Visnu whose eyes resembled the lotus: — ''Indeed you do not know yourself as the lord of all the worlds. You do not know me also as Brahma, the eternal creator of the worlds. Who is this Siva apart from us both?"