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Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 40: The Prayers of Akrūra

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 8

tvām evānye śivoktena
mārgeṇa śiva-rūpiṇam
bahv-ācārya-vibhedena
bhagavantarn upāsate

SYNONYMS

tvām—You; eva—also; anye—others; śiva—by Lord Śiva; uktena—spoken; mārgeṇa—by the path; śiva-rūpiṇam—in the form of Lord Śiva; bahu-ācārya—of many teachers; vibhedena—following the different presentations; bhagavantam—the Supreme Lord; upāsate—they worship.

TRANSLATION

There are still others, who worship You, the Supreme Lord, in the form of Lord Śiva. They follow the path described by him and interpreted in various ways by many teachers.

PURPORT

The words tvām eva, "You also," indicate that the path of worshiping Lord Śiva is indirect and therefore inferior. Akrūra himself is following the superior method by directly worshiping Kṛṣṇa, or Viṣṇu, with his prayers.

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