निशाम्यासङ्ख्यशो यूथान्प्रजापतिरशङ्कत ॥१६॥
rudrÄṇÄá¹ rudra-sṛṣá¹ÄnÄá¹
samantÄd grasatÄá¹ jagat
niÅ›ÄmyÄsaá¹…khyaÅ›o yÅ«thÄn
prajÄpatir aÅ›aá¹…kata
rudrÄṇÄm - of the sons of Rudra; rudra-sṛṣá¹ÄnÄm - who were generated by Rudra; samantÄt - being assembled together; grasatÄm - while devouring; jagat - the universe; niÅ›Ämya - by observing their activities; asaá¹…khyaÅ›aḥ - unlimited; yÅ«thÄn - assembly; prajÄ-patiḥ - the father of the living entities; aÅ›aá¹…kata - became afraid of.
The sons and grandsons generated by Rudra were unlimited in number, and when they assembled together they attempted to devour the entire universe. When BrahmÄ, the father of the living entities, saw this, he became afraid of the situation.
The generations of Rudra, the incarnation of anger, were so dangerous to the maintenance of universal affairs that even BrahmÄ, the father of the living entities, became afraid of them. The so-called devotees or followers of Rudra are also a menace. They are sometimes dangerous even to Rudra himself. Descendants of Rudra sometimes make plans to kill Rudra — by the grace of Rudra. That is the nature of his devotees.
