Text 29] Pregnancy of Diti in the Evening 553
PURPORT
Lord Siva never accepts any luxurious dress, garland, ornament or oint-
ment. But those who are addicted to the decoration of the body which is
finally eatable by dogs—very luxuriously maintain it as the self. Such per-
sons do not understand Lord Siva, but they approach him for luxurious
material comforts. There are two kinds of devotees of Lord Siva. One
class is the gross materialist seeking only bodily comforts from Lord Siva,
and the other class desires to become one with him. They are mostly
impersonalists and prefer to chant “Sivo *ham,” “I am Siva,” or “After
liberation I shall become one with Lord Siva.” In other words, the karmis
and jiianis are generally devotees of Lord Siva, but they do not properly
understand his real purpose in life. Sometimes so-called devotees of Lord
Siva imitate him in using poisonous intoxicants. Lord Siva once swallowed
an ocean of poison, and thus his throat became blue. The imitation Sivas
try to follow him by indulging in poisons, and thus they are ruined. The
real purpose of Lord Siva is to serve the Soul of the soul, Lord Krsna. He
desires that all luxurious articles, such as nice garments, garlands, orna-
ments, and cosmetics, be given to Lord Krsna only, because Krgna is the
real enjoyer. He refuses to accept such luxurious items himself because
they are only meant for Krgna. However, since they do not know this pur-
pose of Lord Siva, foolish persons either laugh at him or profitlessly try to
imitate him.
TEXT 29
HAA THATTAT
qearet feats az ArT |
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gare Te far
wal faynated frerraq 11281!
brahmadayo yat-krta-selu-pala
yat-karanam visvam idam ca maya
ajnakart yasya pisaca-carya
aho vibhumnas caritam vidambanam
brahma-adayah—demigods like Brahma; yat—whose; krta—activities;
setu—religious rites; palah—observers; yat—one who is; kdranam—the origin
of; visvam—the universe; idam—this; ca—also; maya—material energy;
ajidkari—order carrier; yasya—whose; pisaca—devilish; caryd—activity;
aho—OQ my _ lord; vibhimnah—of the great; caritam—character;
vidambanam—simply imitation.
