यस्यानवद्याचरितं मनीषिणो गृणन्त्यविद्यापटलं बिभित्सव: । निरस्तसाम्यातिशयोऽपि यत्स्वयं पिशाचचर्यामचरद्गति: सताम् ॥ २७ ॥
yasyanavadyacaritam manisino grnanty avidya-patalam bibhitsavah nirasta-samyatisayo ’pi yat svayam pisaca-caryam acarad gatih satam
- yasya
- whose
- anavadya
- unimpeachable
- acaritam
- character
- manisinah
- great sages
- grnanti
- follow
- avidya
- nescience
- patalam
- mass
- bibhitsavah
- desiring to dismantle
- nirasta
- nullified
- samya
- equality
- atisayah
- greatness
- api
- in spite of
- yat
- as
- svayam
- personally
- pisaca
- devil
- caryam
- activities
- acarat
- performed
- gatih
- destination
- satam
- of the devotees of the Lord.
Although no one in the material world is equal to or greater than Lord Siva, and although his unimpeachable character is followed by great souls to dismantle the mass of nescience, he nevertheless remains as if a devil to give salvation to all devotees of the Lord.