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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 7]
TRANSLATION
When Lord Viṣṇu accepted the oblations offered in the sacrifice, Dakṣa, the Prajāpati, began with great pleasure to offer respectful prayers unto Him. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is actually the master of all sacrifices and preceptor of all the prajāpatis, and He is served even by such personalities as Nanda and Sunanda.
TEXT 26
दक्ष उवाच
शुद्धं स्वधाम्युपरतास्तित्वबुद्ध्यवस्थं
निन्मात्रमेकमभयं प्रतिषिध्य मायाम् ।
तिष्ठंस्तयैव पुरुषत्वमुपेत्य तस्या-
मास्ते भवानपरिशुद्ध इवात्मतन्त्रः ॥२६॥
dakṣa uvāca
śuddham sva-dhāmny uparatākhila-buddhy-avastham
cin-mātram ekam abhayam pratiṣidhya māyām
tiṣṭhams 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.
TRANSLATION
Dakṣa addressed the Supreme Personality of Godhead: My dear Lord, You are transcendental to all mental 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.