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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[ Canto 3, Ch. 12 ]
of the Supreme Lord. We find, therefore, in pictures, that Rudra is always sitting in meditation for the attainment of the favor of the Lord. Indirectly, the sons and followers of Rudra are advised to stop the business of annihilation following the Rudra principle while the peaceful creation of Brahmā is going on.
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मैत्रेय उवाच
एवमात्मभुवाऽऽदिष्टः परिक्रम्य गिरां पतिम् । बाढमित्यमुमामन्त्र्य विवेश तपसे बनम् ॥२०॥
maitreya uvāca evam ātmabhuvā "diṣṭaḥ parikramya girām patim bāḍham ity amum āmantrya viveśa tapase vanam
maitreyaḥ uvāca—Śrī Maitreya said; evam—thus; ātma-bhuvā—by Brahmā; ādiṣṭaḥ—being so requested; parikramya—by circumambulating; girām—of the Vedas; patim—unto the master; bāḍham—that is right; iti—thus; amum—unto Brahmā; āmantrya—thus addressing; viveśa—entered into; tapase—for the matter of penance; vanam—into the forest.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Maitreya said: Thus Rudra, being ordered by Brahmā, circumambulated his father, the master of the Vedas. Addressing him with words of assent, he entered the forest to perform austere penances.
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अथाभिष्यायतः सर्गं दश पुत्राः प्रजञ्जिरे । भगवच्छक्तियुक्तस्य लोकसन्तानहेतवः ॥२१॥
athābhidhyāyataḥ sargaṁ daśa putrāḥ prajajñire bhagavac-chakti-yuktasya loka-santāna-hetavaḥ