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his passionate anger. He did not express it, however, because he knew that
his sons were far enlightened in spiritual advancement and thus he should
not express his anger before them.

TEXT 7
fier frpennisty yatterrearTa: |
AMNSAAT TAY SA slaathea: I 9 I!

dhiya nigrh yamano ’pi
bhruvor-madhyat prajdpateh
sadyo jayata tan-manyuh
kumaro nila-lohitah
dhiya—by intelligence; nigrhyamanah —being controlled; api—in spite of;
bhruvoh—of the eyebrows; madhyat—from between; prajapateh—of
Brahma; sadyah—at once; ajayata—generated; tal—his; manyuh—anger;
kumdrah—a child; nila-lohitah— mixture of blue and red.

TRANSLATION

Although he tried to curb his anger, it came out from between his
eyebrows, and a child of mixed blue and red was immediately generated.

PURPORT

The face of anger is the same whether exhibited due to ignorance or
knowledge. Although Brahma tried to curb his anger, he could not do so,
even though he is the supreme being. Such anger in its true color came
from between the eyebrows of Brahma as Rudra, in a mixed color of blue
(ignorance) and red (passion), because anger is the product of passion and
ignorance.

TEXT 8

ae ote Aaa Tat ANAT AT: |
aah HS A Aa: Sra a MITT I< |!

sa vai ruroda devanam
purvajo bhagavan bhavah

namani kuru me dhatah
sthanani ca jagad-guro
