1052
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 24]
PURPORT
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa, is known as  bhakta-vatsala , and herein we find Lord Śiva described as  dharma-vatsala . Of course the word  dharma-vatsala  refers to a person who lives according to religious principles. That is understood. Nonetheless, these two words have additional significance. Sometimes Lord Śiva has to deal with persons who are in the modes of passion and ignorance. Such persons are not always very much religious and pious in their activities, but since they worship Lord Śiva for some material profit, they sometimes obey the religious principles. As soon as Lord Śiva sees that his devotees are following religious principles, he benedicts them. The Pracetās, sons of Prācīnabarhi, were naturally very pious and gentle, and consequently Lord Śiva was immediately pleased with them. Lord Śiva could understand that the princes were sons of Vaiṣṇavas, and as such Lord Śiva offered prayers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead as follows.
TEXT 27
श्रीरुद्र उवाच
यूयं वेदिषदः पुत्रा विदितं वश्विकीर्षितम् ।
अनुग्रहाय भद्रं व एवं मे दर्शनं कृतम् ॥२७॥
śrī-rudra uvāca
yūyam vediṣadaḥ putrā
viditam vaś cikīrṣitam
anugrahāya bhadram va
evam me darśanam kṛtam
śrī-rudraḥ uvāca—Lord Śiva began to speak; yūyam—all of you; vediṣadaḥ—of King Prācīnabarhi; putrāḥ—sons; viditam—knowing; vaḥ—your; cikīrṣitam—desires; anugrahāya—for the matter of showing you mercy; bhadram—all good fortune unto you; vaḥ—all of you; evam—thus; me—my; darśanam—audience; kṛtam—you have done.
TRANSLATION
Lord Śiva said: You are all the sons of King Prācīnabarhi, and I wish all good fortune to you. I also know what you are going to do, and therefore I am visible to you just to show my mercy upon you.