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lotus feet. This action was just like that of Vamanadeva, who offered His
respectful obeisances to Kasyapa Muni.

PURPORT

Kasyapa Muni was in the category of the living entities, but he had a tran-
scendental son, Vamanadeva, who was an incarnation of Visnu. Thus
although Lord Visnu is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, He offered
His respects to Kasyapa Muni. Similarly, when Lord Krsna was a child He
used to offer His respectful obeisances to His mother and father, Nanda
and Yasoda. Also at the Battle of Kuruksetra, Lord Krsna touched the
feet of Maharaja Yudhisthira because he was His elder. It appears, then,
that the Personality of Godhead, Lord Siva and other devotees, in spite of
their being situated in exalted positions, instructed by practical example
how to offer obeisances to their superiors. Lord Siva offered his respectful
obeisances to Brahma because Brahma was his father, just as Kasyapa Muni
was the father of Vamana.

TEXT 41

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TAHA ME TaTETTT

Sar =—-sTeaPHATANT: 12811

tathapare siddha-gana maharsibhir
ye vai samantad anu nilalohitam
namaskrtah praha sasanka-sekharam
krta-pranamam prahasann ivatmabhuh

tatha—so; apare—the others; siddha-ganah—the Siddhas; maharsibhih—
along with the great sages; ye—who; vai—indeed; samantat—from all sides;
anu—after; nilalohitam—Lord Siva; namaskrtah —making obeisances; praha
—said; sasanka-Sekharam—to Lord Siva; krta-pranamam—having made
obeisances; prahasan—smiling; iva—as; atmabhuh—Lord Brahma.

TRANSLATION

All the sages who were sitting with Lord Siva, such as Narada and
others, also offered their respectful obeisances to Lord Brahma. After
being so worshiped, Lord Brahma, smiling, began to speak to Lord Siva.
