पुरा रुद्रस्य देवस्य मयेनानन्तमायिना ॥५१॥
sa eá¹£a bhagavÄn rÄjan
vyatanod vihataṠyaśaḥ
purÄ rudrasya devasya
mayenÄnanta-mÄyinÄ
saḥ eá¹£aḥ bhagavÄn - the same Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, who is Parabrahman; rÄjan - my dear King; vyatanot - expanded; vihatam - lost; yaÅ›aḥ - reputation; purÄ - formerly in history; rudrasya - of Lord Åšiva (the most powerful among the demigods); devasya - the demigod; mayena - by a demon named Maya; ananta - unlimited; mÄyinÄ - possessing technical knowledge.
My dear King Yudhiá¹£á¹hira, long, long ago in history, a demon known as Maya DÄnava, who was very expert in technical knowledge, reduced the reputation of Lord Åšiva. In that situation, Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, saved Lord Åšiva.
Lord Åšiva is known as MahÄdeva, the most exalted demigod. Thus ViÅ›vanÄtha CakravartÄ« ṬhÄkura says that although Lord BrahmÄ did not know the glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Åšiva could have known them. This historical incident proves that Lord Åšiva derives power from Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Parabrahman.
