TEXT 308
maya-sanga-vikari rudra--bhinnabhinna rupa
jiva-tattva nahe, nahe krsnera 'svarupa'
SYNONYMS
maya-sangaby association with maya; vikaritransformed; rudrathe form of Rudra; bhinna-abhinna rupahaving different types of forms; jiva-tattva nahestill he is not called jiva-tattva; nahenor; krsneraof Lord Krsna; sva-rupapersonal form.
TRANSLATION
"Rudra, Lord Siva, has various forms, which are transformations brought about by association with maya. Although Rudra is not on a level with the jiva-tattvas, he still cannot be considered a personal expansion of Lord Krsna.
PURPORT
Rudra is simultaneously one with and different from the visnu-tattva. Due to his association with maya, he is different from the visnu-tattva, but at the same time he is an expansion of Krsna's personal form. This situation is called bhedabheda-tattva, or acintya-bhedabheda-tattva, simultaneously one and different.

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