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Lord Śiva Saves the Universe
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PURPORT
Although there was such a great quantity of poison that it spread all over the universe, Lord Śiva had such great power that he reduced the poison to a small quantity so that he could hold it in his palm. One should not try to imitate Lord Śiva. Lord Śiva can do whatever he likes, but those who try to imitate Lord Śiva by smoking  gañja  and other poisonous things will certainly be killed because of such activities.
TEXT 43
तस्यापि दर्शयामास स्ववीर्यं जलकल्मषः । यच्चकार गले नीलं तच्च साधोर्विभूषणम् ॥४३॥
tasyāpi darśayām āsa sva-vīryam jala-kalmaṣaḥ yac cakāra gale nīlam tac ca sādhor vibhūṣaṇam
tasya —of Lord Śiva;  api —also;  darśayām āsa —exhibited;  sva-vīryam —its own potency;  jala-kalmaṣaḥ —that poison born of the water;  yat —which;  cakāra —made;  gale —on the neck;  nīlam —bluish line;  tat —that;  ca —also;  sādhoḥ —of the saintly person;  vibhūṣaṇam —ornament.
TRANSLATION
As if in defamation, the poison born from the ocean of milk manifested its potency by marking Lord Śiva's neck with a bluish line. That line, however, is now accepted as an ornament of the Lord.
TEXT 44
तप्यन्ते लोकतापेन साधवः प्रायशो जनाः । परमाराधनं तद्धि पुरुषस्याखिलात्मनः ॥४४॥
tapyante loka-tāpena sādhavaḥ prāyaśo janāḥ paramārādhanam tad dhi puruṣasyākhilātmanaḥ