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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.14.29
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 29
- brahmādayo yat-kṛta-setu-pālā
- yat-kāraṇaṁ viśvam idaṁ ca māyā
- ājñā-karī yasya piśāca-caryā
- aho vibhūmnaś caritaṁ viḍambanam
brahmademigods like Brahmā-ādayaḥdemigods like Brahmā — demigods like Brahmā; yatwhose — whose; kṛtaactivities — activities; setureligious rites — religious rites; pālāḥobservers — observers; yatone who is — one who is; kāraṇamthe origin of — the origin of; viśvamthe universe — the universe; idamthis — this; caalso — also; māyāmaterial energy — material energy; ājñāorder carrier-karīorder carrier — order carrier; yasyawhose — whose; piśācadevilish — devilish; caryāactivity — activity; ahoO my lord — O my lord; vibhūmnaḥof the great — of the great; caritamcharacter — character; viḍambanamsimply imitation — simply imitation.
Demigods like Brahmā also follow the religious rites observed by him. He is the controller of the material energy, which causes the creation of the material world. He is great, and therefore his devilish characteristics are simply imitation.
Lord Śiva is the husband of Durgā, the controller of the material energy. Durgā is personified material energy, and Lord Śiva, being her husband, is the controller of the material energy. He is also the incarnation of the mode of ignorance and one of the three deities representing the Supreme Lord. As His representative, Lord Śiva is identical with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He is very great, and his renunciation of all material enjoyment is an ideal example of how one should be materially unattached. One should therefore follow in his footsteps and be unattached to matter, not imitate his uncommon acts like drinking poison.