Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.10.52
राजोवाच
कस्मिन्कर्मणि देवस्य मयोऽहञ्जगदीशितु: ।
यथा चोपचिता कीर्ति: कृष्णेनानेन कथ्यताम् ॥ ५२ ॥
rājovāca
[raajovaacha]
kasmin karmaṇi devasya
[kasmin karmani devasya]
mayo ’haṣ jagad-īśituḥ
[mayo ’hash jagad-eeshituh]
yathā copacitā kīrtiḥ
[yathaa chopachitaa keertih]
kṛṣṇenānena kathyatām
[krishnenaanena kathyataam]
Word-for-word
rājā uvāca
—
King Yudhiṣṭhira inquired
kasmin
—
for what reason
karmaṇi
—
by which activities
devasya
—
of Lord Mahādeva (Śiva)
mayaḥ
—
the great demon Maya Dānava
ahan
—
vanquished
jagat-īśituḥ
—
of Lord Śiva, who controls the power of the material energy and is the husband of Durgādevī
yathā
—
just as
ca
—
and
upacitā
—
again expanded
kīrtiḥ
—
reputation
kṛṣṇena
—
by Lord Kṛṣṇa
anena
—
this
kathyatām
—
please describe.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
rājovāca
rājā uvāca
King Yudhiṣṭhira inquired
kasmin karmaṇi devasya
kasmin
for what reason
karmaṇi
by which activities
devasya
of Lord Mahādeva (Śiva)
mayo ’haṣ jagad-īśituḥ
mayaḥ
the great demon Maya Dānava
ahan
vanquished
jagat-īśituḥ
of Lord Śiva, who controls the power of the material energy and is the husband of Durgādevī
yathā copacitā kīrtiḥ
yathā
just as
ca
and
upacitā
again expanded
kīrtiḥ
reputation
kṛṣṇenānena kathyatām
kṛṣṇena
by Lord Kṛṣṇa
anena
this
kathyatām
please describe.
Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira said: For what reason did the demon Maya Dānava vanquish Lord Śiva’s reputation? How did Lord Kṛṣṇa save Lord Śiva and expand his reputation again? Kindly describe these incidents.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Yudhiṣṭhira said: Please explain how the demon Maya Dānava destroyed Lord Śiva's reputation and how Kṛṣṇa restored his reputation.
Rāja refers to Yudhiṣṭhira. Explain how Maya destroyed the reputation (noun is missing) of Śiva.
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
Yudhiṣṭhira asks: why did Maya defeat Śiva, and how did Kṛṣṇa restore him? Honest curiosity about how the cosmic order actually works is welcome. Ask, even after long teachings, the specific follow-up.
Reflection Questions
- What specific follow-up have you not yet asked in your own spiritual inquiry?
- Where does general teaching need to land in a concrete question about cause and effect?
My note
Source: vedabase.io