एवं सुरादयः सर्वे ब्रह्मरुद्रपुरः सराः ।
नोपैतुमशकन्मन्यु संरम्भं सुदुरासदम् ॥१॥
Å›rÄ«-nÄrada uvÄca
evaá¹ surÄdayaḥ sarve
brahma-rudra-puraḥ sarÄḥ
nopaitum aśakan manyu-
saá¹rambhaá¹ sudurÄsadam
4 times this text was mentioned in purports to other texts: CC(1) , LSB(2) , TLC(1)
Å›rÄ«-nÄrada uvÄca - the great saintly sage NÄrada Muni said; evam - thus; sura-Ädayaḥ - the groups of demigods; sarve - all; brahma-rudra-puraḥ sarÄḥ - represented by Lord BrahmÄ and Lord Åšiva; na - not; upaitum - to go before the Lord; aÅ›akan - able; manyu-saá¹rambham - in a completely angry mood; su-durÄsadam - very difficult to approach (Lord Ná¹›siá¹hadeva).
The great saint NÄrada Muni continued: The demigods, headed by Lord BrahmÄ, Lord Åšiva and other great demigods, dared not come forward before the Lord, who at that time was extremely angry.
ÅšrÄ«la Narottama dÄsa ṬhÄkura has sung in his Prema-bhakti-candrikÄ, ‘krodha’ bhakta-dveá¹£i-jane: anger should be used to punish a demon who is envious of devotees. KÄma, krodha, lobha, moha, mada and mÄtsarya — lust, anger, greed, illusion, pride and envy — all have their proper use for the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His devotee. A devotee of the Lord cannot tolerate blasphemy of the Lord or His other devotees, and the Lord also cannot tolerate blasphemy of a devotee. Thus Lord Ná¹›siá¹hadeva was so very angry that the great demigods like Lord BrahmÄ and Lord Åšiva and even the goddess of fortune, who is the Lord’s constant companion, could not pacify Him, even after offering prayers of glorification and praise. No one was able to pacify the Lord in His anger, but because the Lord was willing to exhibit His affection for PrahlÄda MahÄrÄja, all the demigods and the others present before the Lord pushed PrahlÄda MahÄrÄja forward to pacify Him.
