1078 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 24
pranitam. No one can introduce a new type of religion, for religion is
already there, having been established by Lord Krsna. In Bhagavad-gita
Krsna informs us of the original dharma and asks us to give up all kinds of
religious principles. The real dharma is surrender unto Him. In the
Mahabharata, it is also said:
ye ca veda-vido vipra ye cadhyatma-vido janah
te vadanti mahatmanam krsnam dharmam sanatanam
The purport is that one who has studied the Vedas perfectly, who is a
perfect vipra, or knower of the Vedas, who knows what spiritual life
actually is, speaks about Krsna, the Supreme Person, as one’s sanatana-
dharma. Lord Siva therefore teaches us the principles of sanatana-dharma.
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Sakti-traya-sametaya
midhuse “hankrtatmane
ceta-akuti-rupaya
namo vaco vibhitaye

Sakti-traya—three kinds of energies; sametaya—unto the reservoir;
midhuse—unto Rudra; ahankrta-dtmane—the source of egotism; cetah—
knowledge; akuti—eagerness to work; rupaya—unto the form of; namah—
my obeisances; vacah—unto the sound; vibhutaye—unto the different types
of opulences.

TRANSLATION

My dear Lord, You are the supreme controller of the worker, sense
activities, and results of sense activities [karma]. Therefore You are the
controller of the body, mind and the senses. You are also the supreme
controller of egotism, known as Rudra. You are the source of knowledge
and the activities of the Vedic injunctions.

PURPORT

Everyone acts under the dictation of the ego. Therefore Lord Siva is
trying to purify false egotism through the mercy of the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead. Since Lord Siva, or Rudra, is himself the controller
of egotism, he indirectly wants to be purified by the mercy of the Lord so
that his real egotism can be awakened. Of course Lord Rudra is always
spiritually awake, but for our benefit he is praying in this way. For the
