18.116
yas tu narayanam devam
brahma-rudradi-daivataih
samatvenaiva vikseta
sa pasandi bhaved dhruvam
SYNONYMS
yah—any person who; tu—however; narayanam—the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the master of such demigods as Brahma and Siva; devam—the Lord; brahma—Lord Brahma; rudra—Lord Siva; adi—and others; daivataih—with such demigods; samatvena—on an equal level; eva—certainly; vikseta—observes; sah—such a person; pasandi—pasandi; bhavet—must be; dhruvam—certainly “ ’A person who considers demigods like Brahma and Siva to be on an equal level with Narayana is to be considered an offender and a pasandi.’ ”