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GlorificationofBrahma
1. YouareSarvalokapitamah2. Youaresvayambhuh,Sabhayam3.
allgreatsouls,whocanachieveyourworld(for100lifetimesperformedtheirprescribed
duty),4.24.29
4. Mahapurusaacceptsyourofferings5.
youcouldseethelordinyourheartafterperformingtapasya.
Thereforeyouaretherecipientoflord smercy
Lord rahm refutes Nradas
praiseCoveredhiseightearsIamjustaservant
a) IamnottheSupremeLordKrishnab)
HisenergyMahaMayabewilderseveryonec)
Ithinkmyselfthecontroller,grandfather,andspiritualmasteroftheuniverse.Proudof
mybirthfromKrsnaslotusnavel,Ithinkmyselfagreatascetic,Hisgreatworshiper.Iamoverwhelmedbythecountlessdutiesofuniversalmanagement.Worryingaboutthe
imminentdestructionofmyplanet,Iliveinterroroftheall-devouringendoftime.AllI
wantformyselfisliberation
d)
Forthispurposeofliberation,IengageothersinworshipingtheLordandalsoworshipHimmyself.SinceHeistheLordoftheuniverse,isthereanyplacewhereHedoesnot
reside?
e)
HeacceptssacrificialofferingsfrommeonlytopromotetheVedicteachingsandshowspecialfavortothesacrificesthemselves,whicharedeartoHimbecauseHeistheir
originalcreator.
Helovesonlydevotion.HeshowsHismercyonlytoHisdevotees,nevertonondevotees-ForgetaboutmyhavinganydevotionforHim.IwouldbehappyifonlyitweretruethatI
neveroffendHim.IcannotexpectHimtotoleratemyoffensesasHedoesLordS
ivas.
Withbenedictionsobtainedfromme,thewickedHiranyakasipubecamethetormentorofall
theworlds,dedicatedtoviolenceagainstVaisnavas.
Narsimhadevachastisedme Nevergivesuchbenedictions
Dangeroustofeedasnake
Nonetheless,IkeptongivingbenedictionstowickeddemonslikeRavana.Whosetongue
canevenmentionthesinsRavanahasdone?
IndrahadmentionedtoNradathatBrahmappointstherulersoftheplanets.Heis
ashamedbecauseoftheOffensescommittedby
1.IndraGoverdhan,sometimesfoughtagainsttheLord2.Thelordofthewaters,Varua,offendedtheLordbykidnappingNandaMahrja
3.YamarjamademistakeslikeallowingthewrongfuldeathofthesonoftheLordsteacher
4.KuverawasresponsibleforthewickedmisdeedsofSankhacudaandothers
5.InthelowerplanetarysystemslivetheDaityas,whoalwaysattackLordViusdevotees,
andalsolivingtherearetheserpentfriendsofKliya,whobynaturearecontaminatedby
anger
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AboveallRecentlybymymagicIstolethecalvesandyoungfriendstheLordwaswatching
afterinVndvana.Itookthemallawaywhiletheboyswerehavinglunch.
Lord rahm directs Nrada to Lord Siva1.
Infact,inthisuniverseIseenoobjectofLordViusmercyequaltoMahdevaiva.
HeisfamousasthedearfriendoftheLord.Forexample,theweightofabladeofgrassissoextremelydifferentfromthatofa
mountainthatonecannotsensiblycomparethem.ThuswhengoddessGang,aswe
aretoldinrHari-vamsa,declarestheoceanmorefortunatethanherself,shedoesnot
compareherselfwithBrahm,whoismuchmorefortunatestill.Inthesameway,
BrahmherecompareshimselfwithLordivaandnotwithevengreaterVaishnavaslike
Prahlda,whattospeakofthecowherdboysandotherinhabitantsofVraja.
2.
HerenouncedallopulenceofthisworldduetothetranscendentaljoyofdrinkingthenectarfromHislotusfeet.
3.
Asifridiculingmaterialistslikeme,whoaresimplyaddictedtosenseenjoyment,hegoesaroundnaked,wearinggarlandsofdhustra,arka,andbonesandsmearedalloverwith
ashes.
hisrealornamentandhisrealenjoymentarefoundinthemercyofrKa.Humbly
thinkinghimselfbereftofthatmercy,hefeelsfittowearweedsandbones
4. HoldingmothergangesonhisheadbecozitemanatedfromtheLord
slotusfeet5.
ByKasgrace,Lordivaandhiswifeareabletoawardliberationtocandidateslike
mewhoeagerlywantit.
6.
SomanylivingentitiesattainedliberationanddevotionalservicetoSriVishnuduetothemercyofShiva.
7.
Mayadanavacityoftripurawellofheavenlynectarthatcouldrevivethedead.,Vrkasurabenedictioncrackinghead,Ravana
8.
SamudraManthanLordShivawaspersonallychosen-duringthechurningofthemilkoceanHemadeShivadrinkthepoisonandglorifiedhimwiththenameNilakantha9.
VayuPurana-TheabodeofrMahdevaliesoutsidethesevencoveringsofthe
universe
10.HisabodeHeworshipsLordSankarsana
ThereforeBrahmaaskedNaradatogotoLordivasabodebeyondthesevenlayersofthis
materialnatureandseehowKrsna'smercyisbeingshowereduponhim.
