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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.10.51
mayenānanta-māyinā
SYNONYMS
sah eshah bhagavān — the same Personality of Godhead, Krishna, who is Parabrahman; rājan — my dear King; vyatanot — expanded; vihatam — lost; yaśah — reputation; purā — formerly in history; rudrasya — of Lord Śiva (the most powerful among the demigods); devasya — the demigod; mayena — by a demon named Maya; ananta — unlimited; māyinā — possessing technical knowledge.
TRANSLATION
My dear King Yudhishthira, long, long ago in history, a demon known as Maya Dānava, who was very expert in technical knowledge, reduced the reputation of Lord Śiva. In that situation, Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, saved Lord Śiva.
PURPORT
Lord Śiva is known as Mahādeva, the most exalted demigod. Thus Viśvanātha Cakravartī Thākura says that although Lord Brahmā did not know the glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Śiva could have known them. This historical incident proves that Lord Śiva derives power from Lord Krishna, the Parabrahman.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness