Text 14]
Mohinī-mūrti Bewilders Lord Śiva
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TRANSLATION
My Lord, we have come here desiring to see that form of Your Lordship which You showed to the demons to captivate them completely and in this way enable the demigods to drink nectar. I am very eager to see that form.
TEXT 14
श्रीशुक उवाच
एवमन्यर्थितो विष्णुर्भगवान् शूलपाणिना ।
प्रहस मावगम्भीरं गिरिशं प्रत्यभाषत ॥१४॥
śrī-śuka uvāca evam abhyarthito viṣṇur bhagavān śūla-pāṇinā prahasya bhāva-gambhīram giriśam pratyabhāṣata
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; evam—in this way; abhyarthitaḥ—being requested; viṣṇuḥ bhagavān—Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; śūla-pāṇinā—by Lord Śiva, who carries a trident in his hand; prahasya—laughing; bhāva-gambhīram—with serious gravity; giriśam—unto Lord Śiva; pratyabhāṣata—replied.
TRANSLATION
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: When Lord Viṣṇu was thus requested by Lord Śiva, who carries a trident in his hand, He smiled with gravity and replied to Lord Śiva as follows.
PURPORT
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, is known as Yogeśvara. Yatra yogeśvaraḥ kṛṣṇaḥ. Mystic yogīs want to acquire some power by practicing the yoga system, but Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is known as the Supreme Lord of all mystic power. Lord Śiva wanted to see the Mohinī-mūrti, which was captivating the entire world, and Lord Viṣṇu was gravely thinking of how to captivate Lord Śiva also.