Text 39] Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Siva 1071
to give him strength so he can become free from all obligations to the pitas,
demigods, general living entities and saintly persons and completely engage
himself in the devotional service of the Lord. As stated:
devarsi-bhutapta-nrnam pitrnam
na kinkaro nayam rni ca rajan
sarvatmana yah saranam saranyam
gato mukundam parihrtya kartam
(Bhag. 11.5.41)

One becomes free from all obligations to the demigods, saintly persons,
pitas, ancient forefathers, etc., if one is completely engaged in the
devotional service of the Lord. Lord Siva therefore prays to Lord
Aniruddha to give him strength so that he can be free from such obliga-
tions and entirely engage in the Lord’s service.

Soma, or the predominating deity of the moon, is responsible for the
living entity’s ability to relish the taste of food through the tongue. Lord
Siva prays to Lord Aniruddha to give him strength so that he will not
taste anything but the prasdda of the Lord. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura
has sung a verse indicating that the tongue is the most vicious enemy and
is the most voracious of all the senses. If one can control the tongue, he
can easily control the other senses. The tongue can be controlled only by
eating prasdda offered to the Deity. Lord Siva’s prayer to Lord Aniruddha
is meant for this purpose (trpti-daya); he prays to Lord Aniruddha to help
him be satisfied by eating only prasdda offered to the Lord.

TEXT 39
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TARTS TEATS RSI
sarva-sattvatma-dehaya
visesaya sthaviyase
namas trailokya-palaya
saha ojo-balaya ca

sarva—all; sattva—existence; dadtma—soul; dehaya—unto the body;
visesaya—diversity; sthaviyase—unto the material world; namah—offering
obeisances; trailokya—three planetary systems; palaya—maintainer; saha—
along with; ojah—prowess; balaya—unto the strength; ca—also.

TRANSLATION

My dear Lord, You are the gigantic universal form which contains all

the individual bodies of the living entities. You are the maintainer of the
