Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.7.29

rudra uvāca

tava varada varāńghrāv āśiṣehākhilārthe

hy api munibhir asaktair ādareṇārhaṇīye

yadi racita-dhiyaḿ māvidya-loko 'paviddhaḿ

japati na gaṇaye tat tvat-parānugraheṇa

SYNONYMS

rudraḥ uvāca — Lord Śiva said; tava — Your; vara-da — O supreme benefactor; vara-ańghrau — precious lotus feet; āśiṣā — by desire; iha — in the material world; akhila-arthe — for fulfillment; hi api — certainly; munibhiḥ — by the sages; asaktaiḥ — liberated; ādareṇa — with care; arhaṇīye — worshipable; yadi — if; racita-dhiyam — mind fixed; mā — me; avidya-lokaḥ — the ignorant persons; apaviddham — unpurified activity; japati — utters; na gaṇaye — do not value; tat — it; tvat-para-anugraheṇa — by compassion like Yours.

TRANSLATION

Lord Śiva said: My dear Lord, my mind and consciousness are always fixed on Your lotus feet, which, as the source of all benediction and the fulfillment of all desires, are worshiped by all liberated great sages because Your lotus feet are worthy of worship. With my mind fixed on Your lotus feet, I am no longer disturbed by persons who blaspheme me, claiming that my activities are not purified. I do not mind their accusations, and I excuse them out of compassion, just as You exhibit compassion toward all living entities.

PURPORT

Lord Śiva expresses herein his regret at having been angry and having disturbed the sacrificial activities of Dakṣa. King Dakṣa had insulted him in many ways, and thus he had become angry and had frustrated the entire sacrificial ceremony. Later, when he was pleased, the yajña performances were reinstituted, and therefore he regretted his activities. Now he says that because his mind is fixed on the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord, Viṣṇu, he is no longer disturbed by the ordinary critics of his way of life. From this statement by Lord Śiva it is understood that as long as one is on the material platform one is affected by the three modes of material nature. As soon as one is in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, however, one is no longer affected by such material activities. One should therefore always be fixed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, busy in the transcendental loving service of the Lord. It is guaranteed that such a devotee will never be affected by the actions and reactions of the three modes of material nature. This fact is also corroborated in Bhagavad-gītā: anyone who is fixed in the transcendental service of the Lord has surpassed all the material qualities and is situated in the status of Brahman realization, in which one is not afflicted by hankering for material objects. The recommendation of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is that one should always be Kṛṣṇa conscious and should never forget his transcendental relationship with the Lord. This program has to be followed strictly by everyone. From the statement of Lord Śiva it is understood that he was always in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, and thus he remained free from material affliction. The only remedy, therefore, is to continue Kṛṣṇa consciousness rigidly, in order to get out of the contamination of the material modes.

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