Text 32] Mohini-marti Bewilders Lord Siva 131

PURPORT

Lord Siva cannot be victimized by maya. Therefore it is to be under-
stood that Lord Siva was being thus harassed by Lord Visnu’s internal
potency. Lord Visnu can perform many wonderful activities through His
various potencies.

parasya saktir vividhaiva srityate
svabhaviki jidna-bala-kriya ca
(Svetasvatara Upanisad 6.8)

The Supreme Lord has various potencies, by which He can act very eff-
ciently. To do anything expertly, He doesn’t even need to contemplate.
Since Lord Siva was being harassed by the woman, it is to be understood
that this was being done not by a woman but by Lord Visnu Himself.

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tasyanudhavato retas
caskandamogha-retasah

Susmino yiithapasyeva
vasitam anudhdvatah

tasya—of him (Lord Siva); anudhavatah—who was following;
retah—the semen; caskanda—discharged; amogha-retasah—of that
person whose discharge of semen never goes in vain; Susminah—mad;
yiithapasya—of a male elephant; iva—just like; vaésitam—to a female
elephant able to conceive pregnancy; anudhavatah—following.

TRANSLATION

Just as a maddened bull elephant follows a female elephant who
is able to conceive pregnancy, Lord Siva followed the beautiful
woman and discharged semen, even though his discharge of semen
never goes in vain.
