Madhya-līlā

Chapter 6: The Liberation of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya

Verse 181 of 281
Cc Madhya 6.181

স্বাগমৈঃ কল্পিতৈস্ত্বং চ জনান্মদ্বিমুখান্কুরু মাং চ গোপয যেন স্যাত্সৃষ্টিরেষোত্তরোত্তরা

स्वागमैः कल्पितैस्त्वं च जनान्मद्विमुखान्कुरु मां च गोपय येन स्यात्सृष्टिरेषोत्तरोत्तरा

svāgamaiḥ kalpitais tvaṁ ca janān mad-vimukhān kuru māṁ ca gopaya yena syāt sṛṣṭir eṣottarottarā

Synonyms

sva-āgamaiḥwith your own theses; kalpitaiḥimagined; tvamyou; caalso; janānthe people in general; mat-vimukhānaverse to Me and addicted to fruitive activities and speculative knowledge; kurumake; māmMe, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; caand; gopayajust cover; yenaby which; syātthere may be; sṛṣṭiḥmaterial advancement; eṣāthis; uttarottarāmore and more..

Translation

"Addressing Lord Śiva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead said, 'Please make the general populace averse to Me by imagining your own interpretation of the Vedas. Also, cover Me in such a way that people will take more interest in advancing material civilization just to propagate a population bereft of spiritual knowledge.'

Purport

This is a quotation from the Padma Purāṇa, Uttara-khaṇḍa (62.31).

Verse 181 of 281
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