Ādi-līlā, Chapter 5
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SYNONYMS
rudra-rūpa —the form of Lord Śiva;  dhari' —accepting;  kare —does;  jagat saṁhāra —annihilation of the material world;  sṛṣṭi-sthiti-pralaya —creation, maintenance and annihilation;  icchāya —by the will;  yāṅhāra —of whom.
TRANSLATION
Assuming the form of Rudra, He destroys the creation. Thus creation, maintenance and dissolution are created by His will.
PURPORT
Maheśvara, or Lord Śiva, is not an ordinary living being, nor is he equal to Lord Viṣṇu. Effectively comparing Lord Viṣṇu and Lord Śiva, the  Brahma-saṁhitā  says that Viṣṇu is like milk, whereas Śiva is like curd. Curd is nothing like milk, but nevertheless it is milk also.
TEXT 106
হিরণ্যগর্ভ, অন্তর্যাগী, জগৎ-কারণ ।
যাঁর অংশ করি' করে বিরাট-কল্পন ॥ ১০৬ ॥
hiraṇya-garbha, antaryāmī, jagat-kāraṇa yāṅra aṁśa kari' kare virāṭa-kalpana
SYNONYMS
hiraṇya-garbha —of the name Hiraṇyagarbha;  antaryāmī —the Supersoul;  jagat-kāraṇa —the cause of the material world;  yāṅra aṁśa kari' —taking as His expansion;  kare —does;  virāṭa-kalpana —conception of the universal form.
TRANSLATION
He is the Supersoul, Hiraṇyagarbha, the cause of the material world. The universal form is conceived as His expansion.
TEXT 107
হেন নারায়ণ,—যাঁর অংশের অংশ ।
সেই প্রভু মিত্যামদ্দ - সর্ব-অবতংস ॥ ১০৭ ॥
hena nārāyaṇa,—yāṅra aṁśera aṁśa sei prabhu nityānanda—sarva-avataṁsa