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Chapter 7: Lord Śiva Saves the Universe by Drinking Poison

Verse 36 of 46
SB 8.7.36

श्रीशुक उवाच तद्वीक्ष्य व्यसनं तासां कृपया भृशपीडितः सर्वभूतसुहृद्देव इदमाह सतीं प्रियाम्

śrī-śuka uvāca tad vīkṣya vyasanaṁ tāsāṁ kṛpayā bhṛśa-pīḍitaḥ sarva-bhūta-suhṛd deva idam āha satīṁ priyām

Synonyms

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; tat—this situation; vīkṣya—seeing; vyasanam—dangerous; tāsām—of all the demigods; kṛpayā—out of compassion; bhṛśa-pīḍitaḥ—greatly aggrieved; sarva-bhūta-suhṛt—the friend of all living entities; devaḥ—Mahādeva; idam—this; āha—said; satīm—unto Satīdevī; priyām—his very dear wife..

Translation

Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Lord Śiva is always benevolent toward all living entities. When he saw that the living entities were very much disturbed by the poison, which was spreading everywhere, he was very compassionate. Thus he spoke to his eternal consort, Satī, as follows.

Verse 36 of 46