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
me moras fread fe a
carafe TAT ag etaaftaTsAy NRC
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.
