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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.12.16
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 16
- rudrāṇāṁ rudra-sṛṣṭānāṁ
- samantād grasatāṁ jagat
- niśāmyāsaṅkhyaśo yūthān
- prajāpatir aśaṅkata
rudrāṇāmof the sons of Rudra — of the sons of Rudra; rudrawho were generated by Rudra-sṛṣṭānāmwho were generated by Rudra — who were generated by Rudra; samantātbeing assembled together — being assembled together; grasatāmwhile devouring — while devouring; jagatthe universe — the universe; niśāmyaby observing their activities — by observing their activities; asaṅkhyaśaḥunlimited — unlimited; yūthānassembly — assembly; prajāthe father of the living entities-patiḥthe father of the living entities — the father of the living entities; aśaṅkatabecame afraid of — became afraid of.
The sons and grandsons generated by Rudra were unlimited in number, and when they assembled together they attempted to devour the entire universe. When Brahmā, the father of the living entities, saw this, he became afraid of the situation.
The generations of Rudra, the incarnation of anger, were so dangerous to the maintenance of universal affairs that even Brahmā, the father of the living entities, became afraid of them. The so-called devotees or followers of Rudra are also a menace. They are sometimes dangerous even to Rudra himself. Descendants of Rudra sometimes make plans to kill Rudra—by the grace of Rudra. That is the nature of his devotees.