Madhya 21.37

TEXT 37

TEXT

সৃজামি তন্নিযুক্তোঽহং হরো হরতি তদ্বশঃ ।
বিশ্বং পুরুষরূপেণ পরিপাতি ত্রিশক্তিধৃক্‌ ॥ ৩৭ ॥

srjami tan-niyukto 'ham

haro harati tad-vasah

visvam purusa-rupena

paripati trisakti-dhrk

SYNONYMS

srjami-create; tat-niyuktah-engaged by Him; aham-I; harah-Lord Siva; harati-annihilates; tat-vasah-under His control; visvam-the whole universe; purusa-rupena-in the form of Lord Visnu; paripati-maintains; tri-sakti-dhrk-the controller of the three modes of material nature.

TRANSLATION

"Lord Brahma said, 'Following the will of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, I create, Lord Siva destroys, and He Himself in the form of Ksirodakasayi Visnu maintains all the affairs of material nature. Thus the supreme controller of the three modes of material nature is Lord Visnu.'

This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.6.32).

[Madhya 20.318]