Text 42) Lord Brahma Satisfies Lord Siva 197

PURPORT

Lord Brahma was smiling because he knew that Lord Siva is not only
easily satisfied but easily irritated as well. He was afraid that Lord Siva
might be in an angry mood because he had lost his wife and had been
insulted by Daksa. In order to conceal this fear, he smiled and addressed
Lord Siva as follows.

TEXT 42
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brahmovaca
Jane tvamisam visvasya
jagato yoni-bijayoh
Sakteh sivasya ca param
yat tad brahma nirantaram

brahma uvaca—Lord Brahma said; jane—| know; tuam—you (Lord Siva);
isam—the controller; visvasya—of the entire material manifestation; jagatah
—of the cosmic manifestation; yoni-bijayoh—of both the mother and the
father; sakteh—of potency; sivasya—of Siva; ca—and; param—the Supreme;
yat—which; tat—that; brahma—without change; nirantaram—with no mate-
rial qualities.

TRANSLATION

Lord Brahma said: My dear Lord Siva, I know that you are the con-
troller of the entire material manifestation, the combination father and
mother of the cosmic manifestation, and the Supreme Brahman beyond
the cosmic manifestation as well. I know you in that way.

PURPORT

Although Lord Brahma had received very respectful obeisances from
Lord Siva, still he knew that Lord Siva was in a more exalted position than
himself. Lord Siva’s position is described in Brahma-samhita; there is no
difference between Lord Vignu and Lord Siva in their original positions,
but still Lord Siva is different from Lord Visnu. The example is given that
the milk in yogurt is not different from the original milk from which it
was made.
