412 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 25

white mustard seed. It is infinitesimal compared to the hood of
Lord Ananta.

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yasya ha va idam kdlenopasanyihirsato ’marsa-viracita-rucira-
bhramad-bhruvor antarena sénkarsano ndma rudra ekadasa-vyithas
try-aksas tri-sikham sitlam uttambhayann udatisthat.

yasya—of whom; ha vaé—indeed; idam—this (material world);
kalena—in due course of time; upasanjihirsatah—desiring to destroy;
amarsa—by anger; viracita—formed; rucira—very beautiful;
bhramat—moving; bhruvoh—the two eyebrows; antarena—from
between; sdnkarsanah ndma—named Sankarsana; rudrah—an
incarnation of Lord Siva; ekadasa-vyithah—who has eleven expansions;
tri-aksah—three eyes; tri-sikham—having three points; silam—a tri-
dent; uttambhayan—raising; udatisthat—arose.

TRANSLATION

At the time of devastation, when Lord Anantadeva desires to
destroy the entire creation, He becomes slightly angry. Then from
between His two eyebrows appears three-eyed Rudra, carrying a
trident. This Rudra, who is known as Sankarsana, is the embodi-
ment of the eleven Rudras, or incarnations of Lord Siva. He ap-
pears in order to devastate the entire creation.

PURPORT

In each creation, the living entities are given a chance to close their
business as conditioned souls. When they misuse this opportunity and do
not go back home, back to Godhead, Lord Sankarsana becomes angry.
The eleven Rudras, expansions of Lord Siva, come out of Lord Sankar-
sana’s eyebrows due to His angry mood, and all of them together devas-
tate the entire creation.
