Shloka 26
Diti’s Untimely Desire and the Birth-Cause of the Asura Line
Prelude to Hiranyākṣa–Varāha
न यस्य लोके स्वजन: परो वा नात्यादृतो नोत कश्चिद्विगर्ह्य: । वयं व्रतैर्यच्चरणापविद्धा- माशास्महेऽजां बत भुक्तभोगाम् ॥ २६ ॥
na yasya loke sva-janaḥ paro vā nātyādṛto nota kaścid vigarhyaḥ vayaṁ vratair yac-caraṇāpaviddhām āśāsmahe ’jāṁ bata bhukta-bhogām
ក្នុងលោកនេះ សម្រាប់ទ្រង់ មិនមានទាំងសាច់ញាតិឬអ្នកដទៃ; មិនមានអ្នកណាដែលទ្រង់ស្រឡាញ់លើសលប់ ឬស្អប់ខ្ពើមឡើយ។ យើងកាន់វ្រតដោយក្តីគោរព ទទួលយកសំណល់អាហារដែលទ្រង់បានបោះចោលជាបរិសុទ្ធ និងស្បថថានឹងទទួលតែអ្វីដែលទ្រង់បានបដិសេធ។
Kaśyapa informed his wife that just because Lord Śiva happened to be his brother-in-law, that should not encourage her in her offense towards him. Kaśyapa warned her that actually Lord Śiva is not connected with anyone, nor is anyone his enemy. Since he is one of the three controllers of the universal affairs, he is equal to everyone. His greatness is incomparable because he is a great devotee of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is said that among all the devotees of the Personality of Godhead, Lord Śiva is the greatest. Thus the remnants of foodstuff left by him are accepted by other devotees as mahā-prasāda, or great spiritual foodstuff. The remnants of foodstuff offered to Lord Kṛṣṇa are called prasāda, but when the same prasāda is eaten by a great devotee like Lord Śiva, it is called mahā-prasāda. Lord Śiva is so great that he does not care for the material prosperity for which every one of us is so eager. Pārvatī, who is the powerful material nature personified, is under his full control as his wife, yet he does not use her even to build a residential house. He prefers to remain without shelter, and his great wife also agrees to live with him humbly. People in general worship Goddess Durgā, the wife of Lord Śiva, for material prosperity, but Lord Śiva engages her in his service without material desire. He simply advises his great wife that of all kinds of worship, the worship of Viṣṇu is the highest, and greater than that is the worship of a great devotee or anything in relation with Viṣṇu.
FAQs
This verse addresses the Lord as ajā, the Unborn—meaning He is not produced by material causes, yet devotees still approach Him with hope and prayer.
They express humility, feeling disqualified by their own limitations and ritualistic vows, yet they still appeal to the Lord’s mercy, showing that bhakti depends on grace rather than status.
Even if one feels overlooked or unworthy, one should continue sincere prayer and remembrance of the Lord, trusting that His mercy is not restricted by social approval or personal perfection.