Text 34] Lord Brahma Satisfies Lord Siva 189
tasmin mahayogamaye
mumuksu-sarane surah
dadrsuh sivam asinam
tyaktamarsam ivantakam

tasmin—under that tree; mahayogamaye—having many sages engaged
in meditation on the Supreme; mumuksu—of those who desire liberation;
Sarane—the shelter; surah—the demigods; dadrsuh—saw; sivam— Lord Siva;
asinam—seated; tyakta-amarsam—having given up anger; iva—as; antakam—
eternal time.

TRANSLATION

The demigods saw Lord Siva sitting under that tree, which was com-
petent to give perfection to mystic yogis and deliver all people. As grave
as time eternal, he appeared to have given up all anger.

PURPORT

In this verse the word mahda-yoga-maye is very significant. Yoga means
meditation on the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and maha-yoga means
those who engage in the devotional service of Visnu. Meditation means
remembering, smaranam. There are nine different kinds of devotional ser-
vice, of which smaranam is one process; the yogi remembers the form of
Visnu within his heart. Thus there were many devotees engaged in medita-
tion on Lord Visnu under the big banyan tree.

The Sanskrit word maha is derived from the affix mahat. This affix is
used when there is a great number or quantity, so mahd-yoga indicates
that there were many great yogis and devotees meditating on the form of
Lord Visnu. Generally such meditators are desirous of liberation from
material bondage, and they are promoted to the spiritual world to one of
the Vaikunthas. Liberation means freedom from material bondage or
nescience. In the material world we are suffering life after life because of
our bodily identification, and liberation is freedom from that miserable
condition of life.

TEXT 34
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sanandanadyair mahasiddhaih
Santaih samsanta-vigraham

upasyamanam sakhya ca
bhartra guhyaka-raksasam
