212 Srimad-Bhagavatam [| Canto 4, Ch. 7
mahadeva uvaca
nagham prajesa balanam
varnaye nanucintaye
deva-mayabhibhutanam
dandas tatra dhrto maya
mahddevah—Lord Siva; uvaca—said; na—not; agham-— offense; prajesa—
O lord of created beings; balanam—of the children; varnaye—I regard; na—
not; anucintaye—I| consider; deva-maya—the external energy of the Lord;
abhibhiitanam—of those deluded by; dandah—rod; tatra—there; dhrtah—
used; maya—by me.
TRANSLATION
Lord Siva said: My dear father, Brahma, 1 do not mind the offenses
created by the demigods. Because they are childish and less intelligent, |
do not take a serious view of their offenses, and I have punished them
only in order to right them.
PURPORT
There are two types of punishment. One is that which a conqueror
imposes on an enemy, and the other is like that a father imposes on
his son. There is a gulf of difference between these two kinds of pun-
ishment. Lord Siva is by nature a Vaisnava, a great devotee, and his
name in this connection is Agutoga. Ie is always satisfied, and therefore
he did not become angry as if he were an enemy. Ile is not inimical to any
living entity, but he always wishes the welfare of all. Whenever he chastises
a person, it is just like a father’s punishment of his son. Lord Siva is like a
father because he never takes seriously any offense by any living entities,
especially the demigods.
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TaTAcTRT TIARA RM: |
fiera aatda ani a afest am tl 21
prajapater dagdha-sirsno
bhavatv aja-mukham Sirah
