16 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 10
opulence, austerity, education and activities, equipped Lord Siva
with all the necessary paraphernalia, such as a chariot, a
charioteer, a flag, horses, elephants, a bow, a shield and arrows.
When Lord Siva was fully equipped in this way, he sat down on the
chariot with his arrows and bow to fight with the demons.
PURPORT
As stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam (12.13.16): vaisnavanam yatha
Sambhuh: Lord Siva is the best of the Vaisnavas, the devotees of Lord
Krsna. Indeed, he is one of the mahdjanas, the twelve authorities on
Vaisnava philosophy (svayambhir naéradah sambhuh kum4drah kapilo
manuh, etc.). Lord Krsna is always prepared to help all the mahdjanas
and devotees in every respect (kaunteya pratijénihi na me bhaktah
pranasyati). Although Lord Siva is very powerful, he lost a battle to the
asuras, and therefore he was morose and disappointed. However, because
he is one of the chief devotees of the Lord, the Lord personally equipped
him with all the paraphernalia for war. The devotee, therefore, must
serve the Lord sincerely, and Krsna is always in the background to pro-
tect him and, if need be, to equip him fully to fight with his enemy. For
devotees there is no scarcity of knowledge or material requisites for
spreading the Krsna consciousness movement.
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a aft ara ggashifadtat: |
iN SN
aa aa Glat easy fred aT gl
Sararh dhanusi sandhaya
muhirte “bhijitisvarah
dadaha tena durbhedya
haro ’tha tripuro nrpa
Saram—the arrows; dhanusi—on the bow; sandhéya—joining
together; muhirte abhijiti—at noon; iSvarah—Lord Siva; dadaha—set
afire; tena—by them (the arrows); durbhedyah—very difficult to
