Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.6.42
బ్రహ్మోవాచ
జానే త్వామీశం విశ్వస్య జగతో యోనిబీజయో: ।
శక్తే: శివస్య చ పరం యత్తద్బ్రహ్మ నిరన్తరమ్ ॥ ౪౨ ॥
brahmovāca
[brahmovaacha]
jāne tvām īśaṁ viśvasya
[jaane tvaam eesham vishvasya]
jagato yoni-bījayoḥ
[jagato yoni-beejayoh]
śakteḥ śivasya ca paraṁ
[shakteh shivasya cha param]
yat tad brahma nirantaram
[yat tad brahma nirantaram]
Word-for-word
brahmā uvāca
—
Lord Brahmā said
jāne
—
I know
tvām
—
you (Lord Śiva)
īśam
—
the controller
viśvasya
—
of the entire material manifestation
jagataḥ
—
of the cosmic manifestation
yoni-bījayoḥ
—
of both the mother and father
śakteḥ
—
of potency
śivasya
—
of Śiva
ca
—
and
param
—
the Supreme
yat
—
which
tat
—
that
brahma
—
without change
nirantaram
—
with no material qualities.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
brahmovāca
brahmā uvāca
Lord Brahmā said
jāne tvām īśaṁ viśvasya
jāne
I know
tvām
you (Lord Śiva)
īśam
the controller
viśvasya
of the entire material manifestation
jagato yoni-bījayoḥ
jagataḥ
of the cosmic manifestation
yoni-bījayoḥ
of both the mother and father
śakteḥ śivasya ca paraṁ
śakteḥ
of potency
śivasya
of Śiva
ca
and
param
the Supreme
yat tad brahma nirantaram
yat
which
tat
that
brahma
without change
nirantaram
with no material qualities.
Lord Brahmā said: My dear Lord Śiva, I know that you are the controller of the entire material manifestation, the combination father and mother of the cosmic manifestation, and the Supreme Brahman beyond the cosmic manifestation as well. I know you in that way.
Purport
Although Lord Brahmā had received very respectful obeisances from Lord Śiva, he knew that Lord Śiva was in a more exalted position than himself. Lord Śiva’s position is described in Brahma-saṁhitā: there is no difference between Lord Viṣṇu and Lord Śiva in their original positions, but still Lord Śiva is different from Lord Viṣṇu. The example is given that the milk in yogurt is not different from the original milk from which it was made.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Brahmā said: I know you are the Lord of the universe, prakṛti and puruṣa, that you are superior to Śakti and Śiva, and that you are also the Brahman without qualities.
Though you offer respects to me, you are more powerful since you are one with the Supreme Lord. He speaks taking the mentality of a Śaivite. The Śaivites think of the Lord, prakṛti and puruṣa as the form of Sadāśiva. That is the explanation of this verse. I know you are the form of Sadāśiva. The Lord of the whole universe composed of prakṛti and puruṣa, because I know that you are superior to the prakṛti and puruṣa (yoni-bījayoh) of the material world. These items are explained. They are Śakti and Śiva. But I know that you are the famous Brahman without differences (nirantaram)
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