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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 8.12.31
tasyasau padavim rudro
vairineva vinirjitah
SYNONYMS
tasya -- of He who is the Supreme Lord; asau -- Lord Siva; padavim -- the place; rudrah -- Lord Siva; vishnoh -- of Lord Vishnu; adbhuta-karmanah -- of He who acts very wonderfully; pratyapadyata -- began to follow; kamena -- by lusty desire; vairina iva -- as if by an enemy; vinirjitah -- being harassed.
TRANSLATION
As if harassed by an enemy in the form of lusty desires, Lord Siva followed the path of Lord Vishnu, who acts very wonderfully and who had taken the form of Mohini.
PURPORT
Lord Siva cannot be victimized by maya. Therefore it is to be understood that Lord Siva was being thus harassed by Lord Vishnu's internal potency. Lord Vishnu can perform many wonderful activities through His various potencies.
parasya saktir vividhaiva sruyate
svabhaviki jnana-bala-kriya ca
The Supreme Lord has various potencies, by which He can act very efficiently. To do anything expertly, He doesn't even need to contemplate. Since Lord Siva was being harassed by the woman, it is to be understood that this was being done not by a woman but by Lord Vishnu Himself.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness