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Lord Śiva Saves the Universe
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be said of your destroying the Dakṣa-yajña, Tripurāsura and the kālakūṭa poison? Such activities cannot be subject matters for prayers offered to you.
PURPORT
Since Lord Śiva considers the great acts he performs to be very unimportant, what was to be said of counteracting the strong poison produced by the churning? The demigods indirectly prayed that Lord Śiva counteract the  kālakūṭa  poison, which was spreading throughout the universe.
TEXT 33
ये त्वात्मरामगुरुभिर्हृदि चिन्तिताङ्घ्रि- द्वन्द्वं चरन्तम्रुमया तपसाभितप्तम् । कत्यन्त उग्रपरुषं निरतं श्मशाने ते नूनमूतिमविदंस्तव हातलज्जाः ॥३३॥
ye tu ātma-rāma-gurubhir hṛdi cintitānghri- dvandvaṁ carantam umayā tapasābhitaptam katthanta ugra-paruṣaṁ nirataṁ śmaśāne te nūnam ūtim avidaṁs tava hāta-lajjāḥ
ye —persons who;  tu —indeed;  ātma-rāma-gurubhiḥ —by those who are self-satisfied and who are considered to be spiritual masters of the world;  hṛdi —within the heart;  cintita-anghri-dvandvam —thinking of your two lotus feet;  carantam —moving;  umayā —with your consort, Umā;  tapasā abhitaptam —highly advanced through practice of austerity and penance;  katthante —criticize your acts;  ugra-paruṣam —not a gentle person;  niratam —always;  śmaśāne —in the crematorium;  te —such persons;  nūnam —indeed;  ūtim —such activities;  avidan —not knowing;  tava —your activities;  hāta-lajjāḥ —shameless.
TRANSLATION
Exalted, self-satisfied persons who preach to the entire world think of your lotus feet constantly within their hearts. However,