Text 29]
Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Śiva
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karmārpaṇam.  These are considered to be fruitive activities, for the  karmīs  consider Lord Viṣṇu to be one of the demigods like Lord Śiva and Lord Brahmā. Because they consider Lord Viṣṇu to be on the same level with the demigods, they contend that surrendering to the demigods is as good as surrendering unto Vāsudeva. This contention is denied herein because if it were true, Lord Śiva would have said that surrender unto him, Lord Vāsudeva, Viṣṇu or Brahmā is the same. However, Lord Śiva does not say this because he himself surrenders unto Vāsudeva, and whoever else surrenders unto Vāsudeva is very, very dear to him. This is expressed herein openly. The conclusion is that a devotee of Lord Śiva is not dear to Lord Śiva, but a devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa is very dear to Lord Śiva.
TEXT 29
स्वधर्मनिष्ठः शतजन्मभिः पुमान्  
 विरिञ्चतामेति ततः परं हि माम् ।  
 अव्याकृतं भागवतोऽथ वैष्णवं  
 पदं यथाहं विबुधाः कलात्यये ॥२९॥
sva-dharma-niṣṭhaḥ śata-janmabhiḥ pumān 
    viriñcatām eti tataḥ param hi mām 
    avyākṛtam bhāgavato 'tha vaiṣṇavam 
    padam yathāham vibudhāḥ kalātyaye
sva-dharma-niṣṭhaḥ—one who is situated in his own dharma or occupation; śata-janmabhiḥ—for one hundred births; pumān—a living entity; viriñcatām—the post of Lord Brahmā; eti—gets; tataḥ—thereafter; param—above; hi—certainly; mām—attains Me; avyākṛtam—without deviation; bhāgavataḥ—unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; atha—therefore; vaiṣṇavam—a pure devotee of the Lord; padam—post; yathā—as; aham—I; vibudhāḥ—demigods; kalā-atyaye—after the annihilation of the material world.
TRANSLATION
A person who executes his occupational duty properly for one hundred births becomes qualified to occupy the post of Brahmā, and if he becomes more qualified, he can approach Lord Śiva. A person who is directly surrendered to Lord Kṛṣṇa or Viṣṇu in unalloyed devotional service is immediately promoted to the spiritual planets. Lord Śiva and other demigods attain these planets after the destruction of this material world.