Text 7] Lord Brahma Satisfies Lord Siva 173
immediately. Also, he said that Lord Siva was especially sorry because he
had recently lost his dear wife and was also very much afflicted by the
unkind words of Daksa. Under the circumstances, Lord Brahma suggested
that it would behoove them to go at once and beg his pardon.
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TARHIAT BIW AAAI 9 II
naham na yajno na ca yuyam anye
ye deha-bhajo munayas ca tallvam
viduht pramanam bala-viryayor va
yasyatma-lantrasya ka upayam vidhitset

na—not; aham—l; na—nor; yajfiah—Indra; na—nor; ca—and; yiyam—all
of you; anye—others; ye—who; deha-bhajah—of those who bear material
bodies; munayah—the sages; ca—and; tattvam—the truth; viduh—know;
pramanam—the extent; bala-viryayoh—of the strength and power; va—or;
yasya—of Lord Siva; alma-lantrasya—-of Lord Siva, who is self-dependent;
kah—what; upayam—means; vidhitset—should wish to devise.

TRANSLATION

Lord Brahmi said that no one, including himsel1, Indra, all the members
who were assembled in the sacrificial arena, and all the sages, could know
how powerful Lord Siva is. Under the circumstances, who would dare to
commit an offense at his lotus feet?

PURPORT

After Lord Brahma advised the demigods to go to Lord Siva and beg
his pardon, it was suggested how he should be satisfied and how the matter
should be placed before him. Brahma also asserted that none of the condi-
tioned souls, including himself and all the demigods, could know how to
satisfy Lord Siva. But he said, “It is known that he is very easily satisfied,
so let us try to satisfy him by falling at his lotus feet.”

Actually the position of the subordinate always is to surrender to the
Supreme. That is the instruction of Bhagavad-gita. The Lord asks everyone
to give up all kinds of concocted occupations and simply surrender unto
Him. That will protect the conditioned souls from all sinful reactions.
Similarly, in this case Brahma also suggests that they go and surrender
