SB 8.12.36

TEXT 36

TEXT

अथावगतमाहात्म्य आत्मनो जगदात्मनः ।
अपरिज्ञेयवीर्यस्य न मेने तदु हाद्भुतम् ॥ ३६ ॥

athavagata-mahatmya

atmano jagad-atmanah

aparijneya-viryasya

na mene tad u hadbhutam

atha-thus; avagata-being fully convinced about; mahatmyah-the greatness; atmanah-of himself; jagat-atmanah-and of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; aparijneya-viryasya-who has unlimited potency; na-not; mene-did consider; tat-the miraculous activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in bewildering him; u ha-certainly; adbhutam-as wonderful.

TRANSLATION

Thus Lord Siva could understand his position and that of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who has unlimited potencies. Having reached this understanding, he was not at all surprised by the wonderful way Lord Visnu had acted upon him.

PURPORT

The Supreme Personality of Godhead is known as all-powerful because no one can excel Him in any activity. In Bhagavad-gita (7.7) the Lord says, mattah parataram nanyat kincid asti dhananjaya: "O conqueror of wealth, there is no truth superior to Me." No one can equal the Lord or be greater than Him, for He is the master of everyone. As stated in Caitanya-caritamrta (Adi 5.142), ekale isvara krsna, ara saba bhrtya. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, is the only master of everyone, including even Lord Siva, what to speak of others. Lord Siva was already aware of the supreme power of Lord Visnu, but when he was actually put into bewilderment, he felt proud to have such an exalted master.