araṁ dhanuṣi sandhāya
śaraṁ dhanuṣi sandhāya
muhūrte 'bhijitīśvaraḥ
dadāha tena durbhedyā
haro 'tha tripuro nṛpa
O King! Powerful Lord Śiva, stringing the arrows to his bow, burned down three residences of the demons at noon.
Abhijit means noontime.
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divi dundubhayo nedur
vimāna-śata-saṅkulāḥ
devarṣi-pitṛ-siddheśā
jayeti kusumotkaraiḥ
avākirañ jagur hṛṣṭā
nanṛtuś cāpsaro-gaṇāḥ
Drums sounded in the sky. Seated in hundreds of airplanes, the devatās, sages, Pitṛs, Siddhas and various great personalities showered flowers to wish him victory, and the Apsaras began to chant and dance with great pleasure.
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evaṁ dagdhvā puras tisro
bhagavān pura-hā nṛpa
brahmādibhiḥ stūyamānaḥ
svaṁ dhāma pratyapadyata
O King! After burning these dwellings to ashes, Śiva, destroyer of the three cities, praised by the devatās headed by Lord Brahmā, returned to his own abode.
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evaṁ vidhāny asya hareḥ sva-māyayā
viḍambamānasya nṛ-lokam ātmanaḥ
vīryāṇi gītāny ṛṣibhir jagad-guror
lokaṁ punānāny aparaṁ vadāmi kim
What more can I say about such astounding acts, which are glorified by sages, and which purify the world, performed by the Supreme Lord who bewilders humans by his māyā?
The Lord bewilders people by his māyā so that they do not worship him, out of bewilderment.
Thus ends the commentary on the Tenth Chapter of the Seventh Canto of the Bhāgavatam for the pleasure of the devotees, in accordance with the previous ācāryas.
Chapter Eleven
Duties of the Castes
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śrī-śuka uvāca
śrutvehitaṁ sādhu-sabhā-sabhājitaṁ
mahattamāgraṇya urukramātmanaḥ
yudhiṣṭhiro daitya-pater mudānvitaḥ
papraccha bhūyas tanayaṁ svayambhuvaḥ
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: After hearing about the activities of Prahlāda Mahārāja, the chief of the great devotees, which are adored among the assembly of devotees, Yudhiṣṭhira again inquired from the Nārada with joy.
In ten chapters, the pure inclinations arising from devotion to the Lord[115] have been described. In five chapters the excellence of varṇāśrama for material sustenance is now explained. In the eleventh chapter Nārada describes the duties of the normal varṇas such as brāhmaṇas, and also the duties of women and mixed varṇas.
Having explained great mercy as the cause of inclination to bhakti without mixture of the guṇas, in five chapters Nārada now explains niṣkāma-karma-yoga as the cause of inclinations for bhakti which is mixed with the guṇas. Īhitaṁ sādhu-sabhā-sabhājitaṁ means “actions respected in the assembly of devotees.” Mahattamāgraṇyaḥ means “Prahlāda, the chief of the great devotees.”
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