न हि सद्भावयुक्तानां सुराणामीशविस्मय: । मत्तोऽसतां मानभङ्ग: प्रशमायोपकल्पते ॥ १७ ॥
na hi sad-bhāva-yuktānāṁ surāṇām īśa-vismayaḥ matto ’satāṁ māna-bhaṅgaḥ praśamāyopakalpate
- na
- not
- hi
- certainly
- sat-bhāva
- with the mode of goodness
- yuktānām
- who are endowed
- surāṇām
- of the demigods
- īśa
- as controlling lords
- vismayaḥ
- false identification
- mattaḥ
- by Me
- asatām
- of the impure
- māna
- of the false prestige
- bhaṅgaḥ
- the eradication
- praśamāya
- for relieving them
- upakalpate
- is intended
Since the demigods are endowed with the mode of goodness, the false pride of considering oneself the Lord should certainly not affect them. When I break the false prestige of those bereft of goodness, My purpose is to bring them relief.