Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 8.12.38

sri-bhagavan uvaca

dishtya tvam vibudha-sreshtha

svam nishtham atmana sthitah

yan me stri-rupaya svairam

mohito 'py anga mayaya

SYNONYMS

sri-bhagavan uvaca -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; dishtya -- all auspiciousness; tvam -- unto you; vibudha-sreshtha -- O best of all the demigods; svam -- in your own; nishtham -- fixed situation; atmana -- of your own self; sthitah -- you are situated; yat -- as; me -- Mine; stri-rupaya -- appearance like a woman; svairam -- sufficiently; mohitah -- enchanted; api -- in spite of; anga -- O Lord Siva; mayaya -- by My potency.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: O best of the demigods, although you have been amply harassed because of My potency in assuming the form of a woman, you are established in your position. Therefore, may all good fortune be upon you.

PURPORT

Since Lord Siva is the best of the demigods, he is the best of all devotees (vaishnavanam yatha sambhuh). His exemplary character was therefore praised by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who gave His benediction by saying, "May all good fortune be upon you." When a devotee becomes a little proud, the Supreme Lord sometimes exhibits His supreme power to dissipate the devotee's misunderstanding. After being amply harassed by Lord Vishnu's potency, Lord Siva resumed his normal, unagitated condition. This is the position of a devotee. A devotee should not be agitated under any circumstances, even in the worst reverses. As confirmed in Bhagavad-gita (6.22), yasmin sthito na duhkhena gurunapi vicalyate: because of his full faith in the Supreme Personality of Godhead, a devotee is never agitated, even in the greatest trials. This pridelessness is possible only for the first-class devotees, of whom Lord Sambhu is one.

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