Text 292] The Lord Instructs Sanatana Gosvami 163

TEXT 290

sya ufa sca ote HATS |
ate, fats, cian aa Soeta Fata i aoe t

‘rudra’-rGpa dhari kare jagat sarnhara
srsti, sthiti, pralaya haya icchaya yanhara

SYNONYMS

rudra-rapa dhari—accepting the form of Lord Siva; kare—performs; jagat
samhara—dissolution of the universal creation; srsti—creation; sthiti—mainte-
nance; pralaya—and dissolution; haya—take place; icchaya—by the will;
yanhara—of whom.

TRANSLATION

“The Supreme Lord, and His form of Rudra [Lord Siva], brings about the
dissolution of this material creation. In other words, by His will only, there is
creation, maintenance and dissolution of the whole cosmic manifestation.

TEXT 291

aul, faye, Pta- Sta e-waste |
ofe-Pafs-ciacaa fecaa afaata i 2o5 I

brahmé, visnu, siva—— tara guna-avatara
srsti-sthiti-pralayera tinera adhikdra

SYNONYMS
brahmaé—Lord Brahma; visnu—Lord Visnu; siva—Lord Siva; tanra—of
Garbhodakasayi Visnu; guna-avatara—incarnations of the material qualities; srsti-
sthiti-pralayera—of the three functions, namely creation, maintenance and dis-
solution; tinera adhikara—there is control by the three deities (Lord Brahma, Lord
Visnu and Lord Siva).
TRANSLATION

“Brahma, Visnu and Siva are His three incarnations of the material qualities.
Creation, maintenance and destruction respectively are under the charge of
these three personalities.

TEXT 292

featitS-caeqp—acStwsetg |
TERA fe’ sia cace TEA WMHS i roe
