SB 4.6.42:
brahmovāca
jāne tvām īśaṁ viśvasya
jagato yoni-bījayoḥ
śakteḥ śivasya ca paraṁ
yat tad brahma nirantaram
Word for word:
brahmā uvāca — Lord Brahmā said;
jāne — I know;
tvām — you (Lord Śiva);
īśam — the controller;
viśvasya — of the entire material manifestation;
jagataḥ — of the cosmic manifestation;
yoni-bījayoḥ — of both the mother and father;
śakteḥ — of potency;
śivasya — of Śiva;
ca — and;
param — the Supreme;
yat — which;
tat — that;
brahma — without change;
nirantaram — with no material qualities.
Translation:
Lord Brahmā said: My dear Lord Śiva, I know that you are the controller of the entire material manifestation, the combination father and mother of the cosmic manifestation, and the Supreme Brahman beyond the cosmic manifestation as well. I know you in that way.
Purport:
Although Lord Brahmā had received very respectful obeisances from Lord Śiva, he knew that Lord Śiva was in a more exalted position than himself. Lord Śiva’s position is described in
Brahma-saṁhitā: there is no difference between Lord Viṣṇu and Lord Śiva in their original positions, but still Lord Śiva is different from Lord Viṣṇu. The example is given that the milk in yogurt is not different from the original milk from which it was made.
SB 4.6.43: tvam eva bhagavann etac
chiva-śaktyoḥ svarūpayoḥ
viśvaṁ sṛjasi pāsy atsi
krīḍann ūrṇa-paṭo yathā
Word for word:
tvam — you;
eva — certainly;
bhagavan — O my lord;
etat — this;
śiva-śaktyoḥ — being situated in your auspicious energy;
svarūpayoḥ — by your personal expansion;
viśvam — this universe;
sṛjasi — create;
pāsi — maintain;
atsi — annihilate;
krīḍan — working;
ūrṇa-paṭaḥ — spider’s web;
yathā — just like.
Translation:
My dear lord, you create this cosmic manifestation, maintain it, and annihilate it by expansion of your personality, exactly as a spider creates, maintains and winds up its web.
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SB 4.7.50 śrī-bhagavān uvāca
ahaṁ brahmā ca śarvaś ca
jagataḥ kāraṇaṁ param
ātmeśvara upadraṣṭā
svayan-dṛg aviśeṣaṇaḥ
Word for word:
śrī-bhagavān — Lord Viṣṇu;
uvāca — said;
aham — I;
brahmā — Brahmā;
ca — and;
śarvaḥ — Lord Śiva;
ca — and;
jagataḥ — of the material manifestation;
kāraṇam — cause;
param — supreme;
ātma-īśvaraḥ — the Supersoul;
upadraṣṭā — the witness;
svayam-dṛk — self-sufficient;
aviśeṣaṇaḥ — there is no difference.
Translation:
Lord Viṣṇu replied: Brahmā, Lord Śiva and I are the supreme cause of the material manifestation. I am the Supersoul, the self-sufficient witness. But impersonally there is no difference between Brahmā, Lord Śiva and Me.
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