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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.12.14

श्रीशुक उवाच एवमभ्यर्थितो विष्णुर्भगवान् शूलपाणिना । प्रहस्य भावगम्भीरं गिरिशं प्रत्यभाषत ॥ १४ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
evam abhyarthito viṣṇur
[evam abhyarthito vishnur]
bhagavān śūla-pāṇinā
[bhagavaan shoola-paaninaa]
prahasya bhāva-gambhīraṁ
[prahasya bhaava-gambheeram]
giriśaṁ pratyabhāṣata
[girisham pratyabhaashata]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said evam — in this way abhyarthitaḥ — being requested viṣṇuḥ bhagavān — Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead śūla-pāṇinā — by Lord Śiva, who carries a trident in his hand prahasya — laughing bhāva-gambhīram — with serious gravity giriśam — unto Lord Śiva pratyabhāṣata — replied.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
evam abhyarthito viṣṇur
evam
in this way
abhyarthitaḥ
being requested
viṣṇuḥ bhagavān
Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
bhagavān śūla-pāṇinā
śūla-pāṇinā
by Lord Śiva, who carries a trident in his hand
prahasya bhāva-gambhīraṁ
prahasya
laughing
bhāva-gambhīram
with serious gravity
giriśaṁ pratyabhāṣata
giriśam
unto Lord Śiva
pratyabhāṣata
replied.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: When Lord Viṣṇu was thus requested by Lord Śiva, who carries a trident in his hand, He smiled with gravity and replied to Lord Śiva as follows.
Purport

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, is known as Yogeśvara. Yatra yogeśvaraḥ kṛṣṇaḥ . Mystic yogīs want to acquire some power by practicing the yoga system, but Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is known as the Supreme Lord of all mystic power. Lord Śiva wanted to see the Mohinī-mūrti, which was captivating the entire world, and Lord Viṣṇu was gravely thinking of how to captivate Lord Śiva also. Therefore the word bhāva-gambhīram is used here. The illusory, material energy is represented by Durgādevī, who is the wife of Girīśa, or Lord Śiva. Durgādevī could not captivate Lord Śiva’s mind, but now that Lord Śiva wanted to see Lord Viṣṇu’s feminine form, Lord Viṣṇu, by His mystic power, would assume a form that would captivate even Lord Śiva. Therefore Lord Viṣṇu was grave and at the same time was smiling.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: When Lord Viṣṇu was thus requested by Lord Śiva, holder of the trident, he smiled and replied to Lord Śiva with mysterious words. The Lord smiled. “If you desire to see the form of Mohinī in order to announce to the people your own power of yoga, all this will certainly be revealed to you.” He then spoke words which even Śiva could not understand.
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Personal Guidance
Viṣṇu smiled gravely and replied. The Lord's grave smile precedes a teaching the requester did not realize they were asking for. He is Yogeśvara, and He can captivate even Śiva by His internal potency.
Reflection Questions
  • When the Lord smiles gravely at one of my requests, do I sense what is coming?
  • Where am I making a request that the Lord will fulfill in a way I will deeply regret?
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