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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 3, Ch. 12]
TEXT 17
अलं प्रजामिः सृष्टाभिरीदृशीभिः सुरोत्तम । मया सह दहन्तीभिर्दिशश्चक्षुर्भिरुल्बणैः ॥१७॥
alam prajābhiḥ sṛṣṭābhir īdṛśībhiḥ surottama mayā saha dahantībhir diśaś cakṣurbhir ulbaṇaiḥ
alam —unnecessary;  prajābhiḥ —by such living entities;  sṛṣṭābhiḥ —generated;  īdṛśībhiḥ —of this type;  surottama —O best among the demigods;  mayā —me;  saha —along with;  dahantībhiḥ —who are burning;  diśaḥ —all sides;  cakṣurbhiḥ —by the eyes;  ulbaṇaiḥ —fiery flames.
TRANSLATION
Brahmā told Rudra: O best among the demigods, there is no need for you to generate living entities of this nature. They have begun to devastate everything on all sides with the fiery flames from their eyes, and they have even attacked me.
TEXT 18
तप आतिष्ठ भद्रं ते सर्वभूतसुखावहम् । तपसैव यथापूर्व स्रष्टा विश्वमिदं भवान् ॥१८॥
tapa ātiṣṭha bhadram te sarva-bhūta-sukhāvaham tapasaiva yathā pūrvam sraṣṭā viśvam idam bhavān
tapaḥ —penance;  ātiṣṭha —be situated;  bhadram —auspicious;  te —unto you;  sarva —all;  bhūta —living entities;  sukha-āvaham —bringing happiness;  tapasā —by penance;  eva —only;  yathā —as much as;  pūrvam —before;  sraṣṭā —will create;  viśvam —the universe;  idam —this;  bhavān —yourself.
TRANSLATION
My dear son, you had better situate yourself in penance, which is auspicious for all living entities and which will bring all benediction upon