श्रीशुक उवाच
तद्वीक्ष्य व्यसनं तासां कृपया भृशपीडितः ।
सर्वभूतसुहृद्देव इदमाह सतीं प्रियाम् ॥ ३६ ॥
tad viksya vyasanam tasam
sri-sukah uvaca-Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; tat-this situation; viksya-seeing; vyasanam-dangerous; tasam-of all the demigods; krpaya-out of compassion; bhrsa-piditah-greatly aggrieved; sarva-bhuta-suhrt-the friend of all living entities; devah-Mahadeva; idam-this; aha-said; satim-unto Satidevi; priyam-his very dear wife.
Srila Sukadeva Gosvami continued: Lord Siva is always benevolent toward all living entities. When he saw that the living entities were very much disturbed by the poison, which was spreading everywhere, he was very compassionate. Thus he spoke to his eternal consort, Sati, as follows.