SB 4.7.22

TEXT 22

TEXT

तमुपागतमालक्ष्य सर्वे सुरगणादयः ।
प्रणेमुः सहसोत्थाय ब्रह्मेन्द्रत्र्यक्षनायकाः ॥ २२ ॥

tam upagatam alaksya

sarve sura-ganadayah

pranemuh sahasotthaya

brahmendra-tryaksa-nayakah

tam-Him; upagatam-arrived; alaksya-after seeing; sarve-all; sura-gana-adayah-the demigods and others; pranemuh-obeisances; sahasa-immediately; utthaya-after standing up; brahma-Lord Brahma; indra-Lord Indra; tryaksa-Lord Siva (who has three eyes); nayakah-led by.

TRANSLATION

As soon as Lord Visnu was visible, all the demigods-Lord Brahma and Lord Siva, the Gandharvas and all present there-immediately offered their respectful obeisances by falling down straight before Him.

PURPORT

It appears that Lord Visnu is the Supreme Lord even of Lord Siva and Lord Brahma, what to speak of the demigods, Gandharvas and ordinary living entities. It is stated in a prayer, yam brahma varunendra-rudra-marutah: All of them, including the yogis, worship Lord Visnu. Dhyanavasthita-tad-gatena manasa pasyanti yam yogino: Yogis concentrate their minds on the form of Lord Visnu, and thus He is worshipable by all demigods, all Gandharvas and even by Lord Siva and Lord Brahma. Tad visnoh paramam padam sada pasyanti surayah: Visnu is therefore the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Even though Lord Siva was previously referred to in prayers by Lord Brahma as the Supreme, when Lord Visnu appeared, Siva also fell prostrated before Him to offer his respectful obeisances.

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