Text 44] Lord Siva Saves the Universe 279

PURPORT

Although there was such a great quantity of poison that it spread all
over the universe, Lord Siva had such great power that he reduced the
poison to a small quantity so that he could hold it in his palm. One should
not try to imitate Lord Siva. Lord Siva can do whatever he likes, but
those who try to imitate Lord Siva by smoking gaaja and other poisonous
things will certainly be killed because of such activities.

TEXT 43

vas aama adit aaneTy: |
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tasyapi darsayam dasa
sva-viryam jala-kalmasah
yac cakara gale nilam
tac ca sddhor vibhiisanam

tasya—of Lord Siva; api—also; darsaydm dsa—exhibited; sva-
viryam—its own potency; jala-kalmasah—that poison born of the
water; yat—which; cak@ra—made; gale—on the neck; nilam—bluish
line; tat—that; ca—also; sadhoh—of the saintly person; vibhiisanam—
ornament.

TRANSLATION

As if in defamation, the poison born from the ocean of milk
manifested its potency by marking Lord Siva’s neck with a bluish
line. That line, however, is now accepted as an ornament of the

Lord.
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AFed SHAT AIT: ATA TAT: |
qantad afe gevaraeraa: live

tapyante loka-tapena
sddhavah prayaso janah

paramaéraddhanam tad dhi
purusasyakhilatmanah
