20 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 1
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$ri-bhagavan uvaca
nibodha tatedam rtam bravimi
masityitum devam arhasy aprameyam
vayam bhavas te tata esa maharsir
vahadma sarve vivasd yasya distam
Sri-bhagavan uvdca—the supreme person, Lord Brahma, said;
nibodha—kindly hear with attention; tata—my dear son; idam—this;
rtam—true; bravimi—] am speaking; md—not; astiyitum—to be
jealous of; devam—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; arhasi—you
ought; aprameyam—who is beyond our experimental knowledge;
vayam—we; bhavah—Lord Siva; te—your; tatah—father; esah—this;
maha-rsih—Narada; vahdmah—carry out; sarve—all; vivasah—unable
to deviate; yasya—of whom; distam—the order.
TRANSLATION
Lord Brahma, the supreme person within this universe, said: My
dear Priyavrata, kindly hear attentively what I shall say to you. Do
not be jealous of the Supreme Lord, who is beyond our experi-
mental measurements. All of us, including Lord Siva, your father
and the great sage Maharsi Narada, must carry out the order of the
Supreme. We cannot deviate from His order.
PURPORT
Of the twelve great authorities in devotional service, four —Lord
Brahma himself, his son Narada, Svayambhuva Manu and Lord Siva—
were present before Priyavrata. They were accompanied by many other
authoritative sages. Brahma first wanted to impress upon Priyavrata that
although these great personalities are all authorities, they cannot possibly
disobey the orders of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is de-
scribed in this verse as deva, which means “always glorious.” The
power, glory and potencies of the Supreme Personality of Godhead can
never be diminished. In the [sopanisad, the Lord is described as apépa-
