स तूपलभ्यागतमात्मयोनिं सुरासुरेशैरभिवन्दिताङ्घ्रि: । उत्थाय चक्रे शिरसाभिवन्दन- मर्हत्तम: कस्य यथैव विष्णु: ॥ ४० ॥
sa tupalabhyagatam atma-yonim surasuresair abhivanditanghrih utthaya cakre sirasabhivandanam arhattamah kasya yathaiva visnuh
- sah
- Lord Siva
- tu
- but
- upalabhya
- seeing
- agatam
- had arrived
- atma-yonim
- Lord Brahma
- sura-asura-isaih
- by the best of the demigods and demons
- abhivandita-anghrih
- whose feet are worshiped
- utthaya
- standing up
- cakre
- made
- sirasa
- with his head
- abhivandanam
- respectful
- arhattamah
- Vamanadeva
- kasya
- of Kasyapa
- yatha eva
- just as
- visnuh
- Visnu.
Lord Siva’s lotus feet were worshiped by both the demigods and demons, but still, in spite of his exalted position, as soon as he saw that Lord Brahma was there among all the other demigods, he immediately stood up and offered him respect by bowing down and touching his lotus feet, just as Vamanadeva offered His respectful obeisances to Kasyapa Muni.