### SB 4.7.26

> दक्ष उवाच\
> शुद्धं स्वधाम्न्युपरताखिलबुद्ध्यवस्थं\
> चिन्मात्रमेकमभयं प्रतिषिध्य मायाम् ।\
> तिष्ठंस्तयैव पुरुषत्वमुपेत्य तस्याम्\
> आस्ते भवानपरिशुद्ध इवात्मतन्त्रः ॥२६॥

> dakṣa uvāca\
> śuddhaṁ sva-dhāmny uparatākhila-buddhy-avasthaṁ\
> cin-mātram ekam abhayaṁ pratiṣidhya māyām\
> tiṣṭhaṁs tayaiva puruṣatvam upetya tasyām\
> āste bhavān apariśuddha ivātma-tantraḥ

*dakṣaḥ*—Dakṣa; *uvāca*—said; *śuddham*—pure; *sva-dhāmni*—in Your own abode; *uparata-akhila*—completely turned back; *buddhi-avastham*—mental speculative position; *cit-mātram*—completely spiritual; *ekam*—one without a second; *abhayam*—fearless; *pratiṣidhya*—controlling; *māyām*—material energy; *tiṣṭhan*—being situated; *tayā*—with her (Māyā); *eva*—certainly; *puruṣatvam*—overseer; *upetya*—entering into; *tasyām*—in her; *āste*—is present; *bhavān*—Your Lordship; *apariśuddhaḥ*—impure; *iva*—as if; *ātma-tantraḥ*—self-sufficient.

**Dakṣa addressed the Supreme Personality of Godhead: My dear Lord, You are transcendental to all speculative positions. You are completely spiritual, devoid of all fearfulness, and You are always in control of the material energy. Even though You are situated transcendentally, You appear in the material energy, but You are always free from material contamination because You are completely self-sufficient.**