468 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 12

still covers the whole universe, and the sun is the only counteracting
principle. One who takes shelter of the Lord, the perpetual light, has no
fear of being annihilated in the darkness of fog or ignorance.

TEXT 34

BRIE CITT: AAT HTAAITATA |
ai qerraed SRN FUareeHIRCI

kadacid dhyayatah srastur
veda asams catur-mukhat

katham sraksyamy aham lokan
samavetan yatha pura

kada-cit—once upon a time; dhydyatah—while contemplating;
srastuh—of Brahma; vedah—the Vedic literature; dsan—became mani-
fested; catur-mukhat—from the four mouths; katham sraksyami—how shall
I create; aham—myself; lokan—all these worlds; samavetan—assembled;
yatha—as they were; pura—in the past.

TRANSLATION

Once upon a time, when Brahma was thinking of how to create the
worlds as in the past millennium, the four Vedas, which contain all varieties
of knowledge, became manifested from his four mouths.

PURPORT

As a fire can consume anything and everything without being contami-
nated, so, by the grace of the Lord, the fire of Brahma’s greatness con-
sumed his desire for the sinful act of sex with his daughter. The Vedas are
the source of all knowledge, and they were first revealed to Brahma by the
mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead while Brahma was thinking
of recreating the matefial world. Brahma is powerful by dint of his
devotional service unto the Lord, and the Lord is always ready to forgive
His devotee if by chance he falls down from the noble path of devotional
service. The Srimad-Bhagavatam confirms this as follows (Bhag. 11.5.42):

sva-pada-miilam bhajatah priyasya
tyaktanya-bhavasya harih paresah
