140 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 12

Sri-Suka uvaca
evam bhagavata rajan
Srivatsankena sat-krtah
amantrya tam parikramya
saganah svdlayam yayau

Sri-Sukah uvaca—Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; evam—thus;
bhagavata—by the Supreme Personality of Godhead; rajan—O King;
Srivatsa-ankena—who always carries the mark of Srivatsa on His breast;
sat-krtah—being very much applauded; dmantrya—taking permission
from; tam—Him; parikramya—circumambulating; sa-ganah—with his
associates; sva-dlayam—to his own abode; yayau—went back.

TRANSLATION

Sukadeva Gosvami said: O King, having thus been praised by
the Supreme Personality, who bears the mark of Srivatsa on His
chest, Lord Siva circumambulated Him. Then, after taking permis-
sion from Him, Lord Siva returned to his abode, Kailasa, along
with his associates.

PURPORT

Srila Vigvanatha Cakravarti Thakura remarks that when Lord Siva
was offering obeisances unto Lord Visnu, Lord Visnu arose and
embraced him. Therefore the word Srivatsdnkena is used here. The mark
of Srivatsa adorns the chest of Lord Visnu, and therefore when Lord
Visnu embraced Lord Siva while being circumambulated, the Srivatsa
mark touched Lord Siva’s bosom.

TEXT 42
c Tat ANAT ATA ATATERA: |
GATING MAMET | AN UPR
atmamsa-bhiitam tar mayam
bhavanim bhagavan bhavah

sammatam rsi-mukhyanam
prityacastatha bharata
