Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.88.12

śrī-śuka uvāca

śāpa-prasādayor īśā

brahma-viṣṇu-śivādayaḥ

sadyaḥ śāpa-prasādo 'ńga

śivo brahmā na cācyutaḥ

SYNONYMS

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; śāpa — in cursing; prasādayoḥ — and showing favor; īśāḥ — capable; brahma-viṣṇu-śiva-ādayaḥ — Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva and others; sadyaḥ — quick; śāpa-prasādaḥ — whose curse and benediction; ańga — my dear (King Parīkṣit); śivaḥ — Lord Śiva; brahmā — Lord Brahmā; na — not; ca — and; acyutaḥ — Lord Viṣṇu.

TRANSLATION

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Lord Brahmā, Lord Viṣṇu, Lord Śiva and others are able to curse or bless one. Lord Śiva and Lord Brahmā are very quick to curse or bestow benedictions, my dear King, but the infallible Supreme Lord is not.

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