Text 14] Maharaja Pariksit Cursed by a Brahmana Boy 943
TEXT 14
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ko nama trpyed rasavit kathayam
mahattamaikanta parayanasya
nantam gunanam agunasya jagmur
yogesvara ye bhava-padma-mukhyah
kah—who is he; nama-— specifically; trpyet—get full satisfaction; rasavit—
expert in relishing mellow nectar; kathayam—in the topics of; mahattama—
the greatest amongst the living being; ekanta—exclusively ; parayanasya—of
one who is the shelter of; na—never; antam—end; gunanam—of attributes;
agunasya—of the Transcendence; jagmuh—could ascertain; yogesvarah—
the lords of mystic power; ye—all they; bhava—Lord Siva; padma—Lord
Brahma; mukhyah—heads.
TRANSLATION
The Personality of Godhead Lord Krsna [Govinda] is the exclusive
shelter for all great living beings, and His transcendental attributes cannot
even be measured by such masters of mystic powers as Lord Siva and Lord
Brahma. Can anyone who is expert in relishing nectar [rasa] ever be fully
satiated by hearing topics about Him?
PURPORT
Lord Siva and Lord Brahma are two chiefs of the demigods. They
are full of mystic powers. For example, Lord Siva drank an ocean of
poison of which one drop is sufficient to kill an ordinary living being.
Similarly, Brahma could create many powerful demigods, including Lord
Siva. So they are isvaras, or lords of the universe. But they are not the
supreme powerful. The supreme powerful is Govinda, Lord Krsna. He is
transcendence, and His transcendental attributes cannot be measured even
by such powerful isvaras as Siva and Brahma. Therefore Lord Krsna is the
