Shloka 33
Lord Śiva Bewildered by Mohinī
Viṣṇu’s Yoga-māyā and the Limits of Ascetic Power
यत्र यत्रापतन्मह्यां रेतस्तस्य महात्मन: । तानि रूप्यस्य हेम्नश्च क्षेत्राण्यासन्महीपते ॥ ३३ ॥
yatra yatrāpatan mahyāṁ retas tasya mahātmanaḥ tāni rūpyasya hemnaś ca kṣetrāṇy āsan mahī-pate
O König, wo immer auf der Erdoberfläche der Same jenes großen Śiva niederfiel, erschienen später dort Gold- und Silberminen.
Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura comments that those who seek gold and silver can worship Lord Śiva for material opulences. Lord Śiva lives under a bael tree and does not even construct a house in which to dwell, but although he is apparently poverty-stricken, his devotees are sometimes opulently endowed with large quantities of silver and gold. Parīkṣit Mahārāja later asks about this, and Śukadeva Gosvāmī replies.
FAQs
In 8.12.33, Śukadeva explains that wherever Lord Śiva’s semen fell to the earth during the Mohinī-līlā episode, those places became tracts containing silver and gold.
He narrates it as part of the Mohinī-mūrti pastime to show the extraordinary power of the Lord’s māyā and the astonishing consequences witnessed in that divine episode.
Even the greatest can be affected by illusion; the verse encourages humility, vigilance over the senses, and taking shelter of the Lord rather than pride in one’s strength or status.