SB 7.10.52
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 52
- rājovāca
- kasmin karmaṇi devasya
- mayo 'hañ jagad-īśituḥ
- yathā copacitā kīrtiḥ
- kṛṣṇenānena kathyatām
SYNONYMS
rājā uvāca — King Yudhiṣṭhira inquired; kasmin — for what reason; karmaṇi — by which activities; devasya — of Lord Mahādeva (Śiva); mayaḥ — the great demon Maya Dānava; ahan — vanquished; jagat-īśituḥ — of Lord Śiva, who controls the power of the material energy and is the husband of Durgādevī; yathā — just as; ca — and; upacitā — again expanded; kīrtiḥ — reputation; kṛṣṇena — by Lord Kṛṣṇa; anena — this; kathyatām — please describe.
TRANSLATION
Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira said: For what reason did the demon Maya Dānava vanquish Lord Śiva's reputation? How did Lord Kṛṣṇa save Lord Śiva and expand his reputation again? Kindly describe these incidents.