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SB 7.10.52

Devanāgarī

राजोवाच कस्मिन्कर्मणि देवस्य मयोऽहञ्जगदीशितु: । यथा चोपचिता कीर्ति: कृष्णेनानेन कथ्यताम् ॥ ५२ ॥

Text

rājovāca kasmin karmaṇi devasya mayo ’hañ jagad-īśituḥ yathā copacitā kīrtiḥ kṛṣṇenānena kathyatām

Synonyms

rājāuvāca—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.

Translation

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.

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