258 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 7

utsarpat—going upward; asahyam—unbearable; aprati—uncontrolla-
ble; bhitah—being very much afraid; prajah—the residents of all the
worlds; dudruvuh —moved here and there; ariga—O Maharaja Pariksit;
sa-isvarah —with the Supreme Lord; araksyamanah—not being pro-
tected; §aranam—shelter; sadasivam—unto the lotus feet of Lord Siva.

TRANSLATION

O King, when that uncontrollable poison was forcefully spread-

ing up and down in all directions, all the demigods, along with the
Lord Himself, approached Lord Siva [Sadaéiva]. Feeling
unsheltered and very much afraid, they sought shelter of him.

PURPORT

One may question that since the Supreme Personality of Godhead was
personally present, why did He accompany all the demigods and people
in general to take shelter of Lord Sadasiva, instead of intervening Him-
self. In this connection Srila Madhvacarya warns:

rudrasya yasaso ’rthaya
svayam visnur visam vibhuh

na safijahre samartho ‘pi
vayum coce prasantaye

Lord Visnu was competent to rectify the situation, but in order to give
credit to Lord Siva, who later drank all the poison and kept it in his neck,
Lord Visnu did not take action.

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vilokya tam deva-varam tri-lokya
bhavaya devyabhimatam muninam
