नाहं न यज्ञो न च यूयमन्ये ये देहभाजो मुनयश्च तत्त्वम् । विदु: प्रमाणं बलवीर्ययोर्वा यस्यात्मतन्त्रस्य क उपायं विधित्सेत् ॥ ७ ॥
naham na yajno na ca yuyam anye ye deha-bhajo munayas ca tattvam viduh pramanam bala-viryayor va yasyatma-tantrasya ka upayam vidhitset
- na
- not
- aham
- I
- na
- nor
- yajnah
- Indra
- na
- nor
- ca
- and
- yuyam
- all of you
- anye
- others
- ye
- who
- deha-bhajah
- of those who bear material bodies
- munayah
- the sages
- ca
- and
- tattvam
- the truth
- viduh
- know
- pramanam
- the extent
- bala-viryayoh
- of the strength and power
- va
- or
- yasya
- of Lord Siva
- atma-tantrasya
- of Lord Siva, who is self-dependent
- kah
- what
- upayam
- means
- vidhitset
- should wish to devise.
Lord Brahma said that no one, not even himself, Indra, all the members assembled in the sacrificial arena, or all the sages, could know how powerful Lord Siva is. Under the circumstances, who would dare to commit an offense at his lotus feet?.