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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.12.38

श्रीभगवानुवाच दिष्टय‍ा त्वं विबुधश्रेष्ठ स्वां निष्ठामात्मना स्थित: । यन्मे स्त्रीरूपया स्वैरं मोहितोऽप्यङ्ग मायया ॥ ३८ ॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
[shree-bhagavaan uvaacha]
diṣṭyā tvaṁ vibudha-śreṣṭha
[dishtyaa tvam vibudha-shreshtha]
svāṁ niṣṭhām ātmanā sthitaḥ
[svaam nishthaam aatmanaa sthitah]
yan me strī-rūpayā svairaṁ
[yan me stree-roopayaa svairam]
mohito ’py aṅga māyayā
[mohito ’py anga maayayaa]
Word-for-word
śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Personality of Godhead said diṣṭyā — all auspiciousness tvam — unto you vibudha-śreṣṭha — O best of all the demigods svām — in your own niṣṭhām — fixed situation ātmanā — of your own self sthitaḥ — you are situated yat — as me — Mine strī-rūpayā — appearance like a woman svairam — sufficiently mohitaḥ — enchanted api — in spite of aṅga — O Lord Śiva māyayā — by My potency.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
the Supreme Personality of Godhead said
diṣṭyā tvaṁ vibudha-śreṣṭha
diṣṭyā
all auspiciousness
tvam
unto you
vibudha-śreṣṭha
O best of all the demigods
svāṁ niṣṭhām ātmanā sthitaḥ
svām
in your own
niṣṭhām
fixed situation
ātmanā
of your own self
sthitaḥ
you are situated
yan me strī-rūpayā svairaṁ
yat
as
me
Mine
strī-rūpayā
appearance like a woman
svairam
sufficiently
mohito ’py aṅga māyayā
mohitaḥ
enchanted
api
in spite of
aṅga
O Lord Śiva
māyayā
by My potency.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: O best of the demigods, although you have been amply harassed because of My potency in assuming the form of a woman, you are established in your position. Therefore, may all good fortune be upon you.
Purport

Since Lord Śiva is the best of the demigods, he is the best of all devotees ( vaiṣṇavānāṁ yathā śambhuḥ ). His exemplary character was therefore praised by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who gave His benediction by saying, “May all good fortune be upon you.” When a devotee becomes a little proud, the Supreme Lord sometimes exhibits His supreme power to dissipate the devotee’s misunderstanding. After being amply harassed by Lord Viṣṇu’s potency, Lord Śiva resumed his normal, unagitated condition. This is the position of a devotee. A devotee should not be agitated under any circumstances, even in the worst reverses. As confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā (6.22), yasmin sthito na duḥkhena guruṇāpi vicālyate: because of his full faith in the Supreme Personality of Godhead, a devotee is never agitated, even in the greatest trials. This pridelessness is possible only for the first-class devotees, of whom Lord Śambhu is one.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The Lord said: Though you have been bewildered without restraint by my potency in the form of a woman, you have become fixed in your position by yourself, by good fortune. Though you have been bewildered by māyā arising from my svarūpa in the form of a woman Mohinī, you are situated in your position of being humble and without pride, which arises from bhakti.
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Personal Guidance
Though amply harassed by My potency, you are established in your position — may all good fortune be upon you. The Lord blesses precisely the devotee He has just shaken. Disturbance is followed by benediction.
Reflection Questions
  • What recent harassment in my life might be followed by His benediction, if I keep my position?
  • Where am I tempted to leave my post during exactly the test that would qualify me for blessing?
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