मा मंस्था ह्येतदाश्चर्यं सर्वाश्चर्यमयेऽच्युते । य इदं मायया देव्या सृजत्यवति हन्त्यज: ॥ १६ ॥
ma mamstha hy etad ascaryam sarvascaryamaye ’cyute ya idam mayaya devya srjaty avati hanty ajah
- ma
- do not
- mamsthah
- think
- hi
- certainly
- etat
- all these
- ascaryam
- wonderful
- sarva
- all
- ascarya-maye
- in the all-mysterious
- acyute
- the infallible
- yah
- one who
- idam
- this (creation)
- mayaya
- by His energy
- devya
- transcendental
- srjati
- creates
- avati
- maintains
- hanti
- annihilates
- ajah
- unborn.
O brahmanas, do not think this to be especially wonderful in the activities of the mysterious and infallible Personality of Godhead. By His own transcendental energy, He maintains and annihilates all material things, although He Himself is unborn.