Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 8 Chapter 7 Verse 36

Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations | Chapter 7: Lord Śiva Saves the Universe by Drinking Poison

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.7.36

śrī-śuka uvāca

tad-vīkṣya vyasanaḿ tāsāḿ

kṛpayā bhṛśa-pīḍitaḥ

sarva-bhūta-suhṛd deva

idam āha satīḿ 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.

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