# SB 7.10.52 > राजोवाच > कस्मिन्कर्मणि देवस्य मयोऽहन्जगदीशितुः > यथा चोपचिता कीर्तिः कृष्णेनानेन कथ्यताम ॥५२॥ ## Text > rājovāca > kasmin karmaṇi devasya > mayo 'hañ jagad-īśituḥ > yathā copacitā kīrtiḥ > kṛṣṇenānena kathyatām ## Synonyms *rājā uvāca*—King Yudhiṣṭhira inquired; *kasmin*—for what reason; *karmaṇi*—by which activities; *devasya*—of Lord Mahādeva (Śiva); *mayaḥ*—the great demon Maya Dānava; *ahan*—vanquished; *jagat-īśituḥ*—of Lord Śiva, who controls the power of the material energy and is the husband of Durgādevī; *yathā*—just as; *ca*—and; *upacitā*—again expanded; *kīrtiḥ*—reputation; *kṛṣṇena*—by Lord Kṛṣṇa; *anena*—this; *kathyatām*—please describe. ## Translation **Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira said: For what reason did the demon Maya Dānava vanquish Lord Śiva's reputation? How did Lord Kṛṣṇa save Lord Śiva and expand his reputation again? Kindly describe these incidents.**