Text 38] Lord Siva Saves the Universe 275

Sri-Siva uvaca
aho bata bhavany etat
prajanam pasya vaisasam
ksiroda-mathanodbhitat
kalakitad upasthitam

Sri-Sivah uvdca—Sri Siva said; aho bata—how pitiable; bhavani—my
dear wife, Bhavani; etat—this situation; prajandm—of all living en-
tities; pasya—just see; vaisasam—very dangerous; ksira-uda—of the
ocean of milk; mathana-udbhiitat—produced by the churning;
kalakitat—because of the production of poison; upasthitam—the pres-
ent situation.

TRANSLATION

Lord Siva said: My dear Bhavani, just see how all these living en-
tities have been placed in danger because of the poison produced
from the churning of the ocean of milk.

TEXT 38
mat sora Fray fe a
carne vateat az crafter 13

asam prana-paripsinam
vidheyam abhayam hi me

etavan hi prabhor artho
yad dina-paripdlanam

asam—all of these living entities; prana-paripsinam—very strongly
desiring to protect their lives; vidheyam—something must be done;
abhayam—safety; hi—indeed; me—by me; efavan—this much; hi—
indeed; prabhoh—of the master; arthah—duty; yat—that which; dina-
paripalanam—to give protection to suffering humanity.

TRANSLATION

It is my duty to give protection and safety to all living entities
struggling for existence. Certainly it is the duty of the master to
protect his suffering dependents.
