SB 8.12.41

TEXT 41

TEXT

श्रीशुक उवाच
एवं भगवता राजन् श्रीवत्साङ्केन सत्कृतः ।
आमन्त्र्य तं परिक्रम्य सगणः स्वालयं ययौ ॥ ४१ ॥

sri-suka uvaca

evam bhagavata rajan

srivatsaṅkena sat-krtah

amantrya tam parikramya

saganah svalayam yayau

sri-sukah uvaca-Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; evam-thus; bhagavata-by the Supreme Personality of Godhead; rajan-O King; srivatsa-aṅkena-who always carries the mark of Srivatsa on His breast; sat-krtah-being very much applauded; amantrya-taking permission from; tam-Him; parikramya-circumambulating; sa-ganah-with his associates; sva-alayam-to his own abode; yayau-went back.

TRANSLATION

Sukadeva Gosvami said: O King, having thus been praised by the Supreme Personality, who bears the mark of Srivatsa on His chest, Lord Siva circumambulated Him. Then, after taking permission from Him, Lord Siva returned to his abode, Kailasa, along with his associates.

PURPORT

Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura remarks that when Lord Siva was offering obeisances unto Lord Visnu, Lord Visnu arose and embraced him. Therefore the word srivatsaṅkena is used here. The mark of Srivatsa adorns the chest of Lord Visnu, and therefore when Lord Visnu embraced Lord Siva while being circumambulated, the Srivatsa mark touched Lord Siva's bosom.