456 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 12
of the Supreme Lord. We find, therefore, in pictures, that Rudra is always
sitting in meditation for the attainment of the favor of the Lord. Indirectly,
the sons and followers of Rudra are advised to stop the business of annihi-
lation following the Rudra principle while the peaceful creation of Brahma
is going on,
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maitreya uvaca
evam atmabhuva "‘distah
parikramya giram patim
badham ity amum amantrya
vivesa tapase vanam
maitreyah uvaca—Sri Maitreya said; evam—thus; atma-bhuva—by
Brahma; ddistah—being so requested; parikramya—by circumambulating;
giram—of the Vedas; patim—unto the master; badham-—that is right; iti—thus;
amum-—unto Brahma; amantrya—thus addressing; vivesa—entered. into;
tapase—for the matter of penance; vanam—into the forest.
TRANSLATION
Sri Maitreya said: Thus Rudra, being ordered by Brahma,
circumambulated his father, the master of the Vedas. Addressing him
with words of assent, he entered the forest to perform austere penances.
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