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appointed ruler, carrier of the rod of punishment? Is he now the
only master of everything?

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na veda dharmam kila padmayonir

na brahma-putra bhrgu-naradadyah
na vai kumarah kapilo manus ca

ye no nisedhanty ati-vartinam haram

na—not; veda—knows; dharmam—the religious principles; kila—
indeed; padma-yonih—Lord Brahma; na—nor; brahma-putrah—the
sons of Lord Brahma; bhrgu—Bhrgu; ndrada—Narada; adyah—and so
on; na—nor; vai—indeed; kuma@rah—the four Kumiaras (Sanaka,
Sanat-kumara, Sananda and Sanatana); shapilah—Lord Kapila;
manuh—Manu himself; ca—and; ye—who; no—not; nisedhanti—
order to stop; ati-vartinam—who is beyond laws and orders; haram—

Lord Siva.

TRANSLATION

Alas, Lord Brahma, who has taken his birth from the lotus
flower, does not know the principles of religion, nor do the great
saints like Bhrgu and Narada, nor the four Kumaras, headed by
Sanat-kumara. Manu and Kapila have also forgotten the religious
principles. I suppose it to be because of this that they have not
tried to stop Lord Siva from behaving improperly.

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