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Supreme Soul. If one is actually a devotee of Lord Siva, he comes to the
platform of spiritual realization, but if he is not intelligent enough, then he
stops at that point, only realizing that he is spirit soul (aham brahmasmi).
If he is intelligent enough, however, he should continue to act in the way
of Lord Siva, for Lord Siva is always absorbed in the thought of Vasudeva.
As was previously explained, sattvarh visuddharh vasudeva-sabditam:
Lord Siva is always in meditation on the lotus feet of Vasudeva, Sri Krsna.
Thus the auspicious position of Lord Siva is realized if one takes to the
worship of Visnu because Lord Siva says in the Siva Purana that the top-
most worship is worship of Lord Visnu. Lord Siva is worshiped because he
is the greatest devotee of Lord Visnu. One should not, however, make the
mistake of considering Lord Siva and Lord Visnu to be on the same level.
That is also an atheistic idea. It is also enjoined in the Vaisnaviya Purana
that Visnu or Narayana is the exalted Supreme Personality of Godhead,
and no one should be compared to Him as equal, even Lord Siva or Lord
Brahm, not to speak of other demigods.
TEXT 15
Tenet Heat Aastehy-
Frafet =| ETaTRATATA: |
SH TSA sATIshrA-
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yat-pada-padmam mahatam mano libhir
nisevitam brahma-rasdsavarthibhih
lokasya yad varsati casiso rthinas
tasmai bhuvan druhyati visva-bandhave
yat-pdda-padmam—the lotus feet of whom; mahatam—of the higher
personalities; manah-alibhih—by the bees of the mind; nisevitam—being
engaged at; brahma-rasa—of transcendental bliss (brahmdananda); dsava-
arthibhih—seeking for the nectar; lokasya—of the common man; yat—
which; varsati—he fulfills; ca—and; asisah—desires; arthinah—seeking; tasmai
—towards him (Lord Siva); bhavan—you; druhyati—are envious; visva-
bandhave—unto the friend of all living entities within the three worlds.
TRANSLATION
You are envious of Lord Siva, who is the friend of all living entities

within the three worlds. For the common man he fulfills all desires, and
