Text 34] Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Siva 1065

namah pankaja-nabhaya
bhita-sik smendriyatmane

vasudevaya santaya
kuttasthaya sva-rocise

namah—all obeisances unto You; pankaja-nabhaya—unto the Supreme
Personality of Godhead from whose navel the lotus flower emanates;
bhiita-siiksma—the sense objects; indriya—the senses; dtmane—the origin;
vdsudevaya—unto Lord Vasudeva; santaya—always peaceful; kitasthaya—
without being changed; sva-rocise—unto the supreme illumination.

TRANSLATION

My Lord, You are the origin of the creation by virtue of the lotus
flower which sprouts from Your navel. You are the supreme controller of
the senses and the sense objects, and You are also the all-pervading
Vasudeva. You are most peaceful, and because of Your self-illuminated
existence, You are not disturbed by the six kinds of transformations.

PURPORT

The Lord as Garbhodakasayi Visnu lies in the ocean of Garbha within
this universe, and from His navel the lotus flower sprouts. Lord Brahma is
generated from that lotus flower, and from Lord Brahma the creation of
this material world begins. As such, the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
Garbhodakagayi Visnu, is the origin of the material senses and sense objects.
Since Lord Siva considers himself to be one of the products of the material
world, his senses are under the control of the supreme creator. The Supreme
Lord is also known as Hrsikesa, master of the senses, which indicates that
our senses and sense objects are formed by the Supreme Lord. As such, He
can control our senses and out of His mercy engage them in the service of
the master of the senses. In the conditioned state, the living entity struggles
in this material world and engages his senses for material satisfaction. How-
ever, if the living entity is graced by the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
he can engage these very senses in the service of the Lord. Lord Siva desires
not to be misled by the material senses but to engage always in the service
of the Lord without being subject to contamination by materialistic in-
fluences. By the grace and help of Lord Vasudeva, who is all-pervading,
one can engage his senses in devotional service without deviation, just
as the Lord acts without deviation.
