42 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 1

TRANSLATION

Mother earth assumed the form of a cow. Very much distressed,
with tears in her eyes, she appeared before Lord Brahma and told
him about her misfortune.

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brahm4 tad-upadharyatha
saha devais tayé saha

Jagama sa-tri-nayanas
tira ksira-payo-nidheh

brahmé—Lord Brahma; tat-upadhdérya—understanding everything
rightly; atha—thereafter; saha—with; devaih—the demigods; tayd
saha—with mother earth; jagama—approached; sa-tri-nayanah—with
Lord Siva, who has three eyes; tiram—the shore; ksira-payah-nidheh—
of the ocean of milk.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter, having heard of the distress of mother earth, Lord
Brahma, with mother earth, Lord Siva and all the other demigods,
approached the shore of the ocean of milk.

PURPORT

After Lord Brahma understood the precarious condition of the earth,
he first visited the demigods headed by Lord Indra, who are in charge of
the various affairs of this universe, and Lord Siva, who is responsible for
annihilation. Both maintenance and annihilation go on perpetually,
under the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. As stated in
Bhagavad-gité, (4.8), paritraéndya sddhiinam vindsadya ca duskrtam.
Those who are obedient to the laws of God are protected by different ser-
vants and demigods, whereas those who are undesirable are vanquished

by Lord Siva. Lord Brahma first met all the demigods, including Lord
