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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 8, Ch. 7]
śrī-śuka uvāca evam āmantrya bhagavān bhavānīm viśva-bhāvanaḥ tad viṣaṁ jagdhum ārebhe prabhāva-jñānvamodata
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; evam—in this way; āmantrya—addressing; bhagavān—Lord Śiva; bhavānīm—Bhavānī; viśva-bhāvanaḥ—the well-wisher of all the universe; tat viṣaṁ—that poison; jagdhum—to drink; ārebhe—began; prabhāva-jñā—mother Bhavānī, who perfectly knew the capability of Lord Śiva; anvamodata—gave her permission.
TRANSLATION
Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: After informing Bhavānī in this way, Lord Śiva began to drink the poison, and Bhavānī, who knew perfectly well the capabilities of Lord Śiva, gave him her permission to do so.
TEXT 42
ततः करतलीकृत्य व्यापि हालाहलं विषम् । अभक्षयन्महादेवः कृपया भूतभावनः ॥४२॥
tataḥ karatalī-kṛtya vyāpi hālāhalaṁ viṣaṁ abhakṣayan mahā-devaḥ kṛpayā bhūta-bhāvanaḥ
tataḥ—thereafter; karatalī-kṛtya—taking in his hand; vyāpi—widespread; hālāhalaṁ—called hālahala; viṣaṁ—poison; abhakṣayat—drank; mahā-devaḥ—Lord Śiva; kṛpayā—out of compassion; bhūta-bhāvanaḥ—for the welfare of all living entities.
TRANSLATION
Thereafter, Lord Śiva, who is dedicated to auspicious, benevolent work for humanity, compassionately took the whole quantity of poison in his palm and drank it.