आने त्वामीशं विश्वस्य जगतो योनिबीजयोः ।
शक्तेः शिवस्य च परं यत्तद्ब्रह्मा निरन्तरम् ॥४२॥
brahmovÄca
jÄne tvÄm Ä«Å›aá¹ viÅ›vasya
jagato yoni-bījayoḥ
Å›akteḥ Å›ivasya ca paraá¹
yat tad brahma nirantaram
brahmÄ uvÄca - Lord BrahmÄ said; jÄne - I know; tvÄm - you (Lord Åšiva); Ä«Å›am - the controller; viÅ›vasya - of the entire material manifestation; jagataḥ - of the cosmic manifestation; yoni-bÄ«jayoḥ - of both the mother and father; Å›akteḥ - of potency; Å›ivasya - of Åšiva; ca - and; param - the Supreme; yat - which; tat - that; brahma - without change; nirantaram - with no material qualities.
Lord BrahmÄ said: My dear Lord Åšiva, 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.
Although Lord BrahmÄ had received very respectful obeisances from Lord Åšiva, he knew that Lord Åšiva was in a more exalted position than himself. Lord Åšiva’s position is described in Brahma-saá¹hitÄ: there is no difference between Lord Viṣṇu and Lord Åšiva in their original positions, but still Lord Åšiva 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.
