170 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 6

weapons like tridents and swords, approached Lord Brahma with great
fear. After offering him obeisances, they began to speak in detail of all the
events which had transpired.

TEXT 3

THY = aaRTAERTT: |
arma fara a eevertaa: | 3 Il

upalabhya puraivaitad
bhagavan abja-sambhavah
narayanas ca visvalma
na kasyadhvaram iyatuh

upalabhya—knowing; pura—beforehand; eva—certainly; etat—all these
events of Dakga’s sacrifice; bhagavan—the possessor of all opulences; abja-
sambhavah—born from a lotus flower (Lord Brahma); narayanah — Narayana;
ca—and; visvatma—the Supersoul of the entire universe; na—not; kasya—of
Daksa; adhvaram—to the sacrifice; tyatuh—did go.

TRANSLATION

Both Lord Brahma and Visnu already knew that such events would
occur in the sacrificial arena of Daksa, and knowing beforehand, they
did not go to the sacrifice.

PURPORT

As stated in Bhagavad-gita, vedaham samatitani vartamanani carjuna
(Bg. 7.26). The Lord says, “Il know everything that has happened in the
past and is going to happen in the future.” Lord Visnu is omniscient, and
He therefore knew what would happen at Daksa’s sacrificial arena. For
this reason both Narayana and Lord Brahma did not attend the great
sacrifice performed by Daksa.

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aarary fay: oe asitata Faveie |
VAT TT A ATA MAT TITATT II v II
tad akarnya vibhuh praha
tejiyasi krtagasi
ksemaya taltra sa bhuyan
na prayena bubhusatam
