ये मद्विधाज्ञा जगदीशमानिन-स्त्वां वीक्ष्य कालेऽभयमाशु तन्मदम् । हित्वार्यमार्गं प्रभजन्त्यपस्मयाईहा खलानामपि तेऽनुशासनम् ॥ ७ ॥
ye mad-vidhājñā jagad-īśa-māninas tvāṁ vīkṣya kāle ’bhayam āśu tan-madam hitvārya-mārgaṁ prabhajanty apasmayā īhā khalānām api te ’nuśāsanam
- ye
- those who
- mat-vidha
- like me
- ajñāḥ
- foolish persons
- jagat-īśa
- as lords of the universe
- māninaḥ
- falsely identifying themselves
- tvām
- You
- vīkṣya
- seeing
- kāle
- at time (of fear)
- abhayam
- fearless
- āśu
- quickly
- tat
- their
- madam
- false pride
- hitvā
- abandoning
- ārya
- of devotees progressing in spiritual life
- mārgam
- the path
- prabhajanti
- they take to fully
- apa-smayāḥ
- free of pride
- īhā
- the activity
- khalānām
- of the wicked
- api
- indeed
- te
- by You
- anuśāsanam
- the instruction
Even fools like me, who proudly think themselves universal lords, quickly give up their conceit and directly take to the path of the spiritually progressive when they see You are fearless even in the face of time. Thus You punish the mischievous only to instruct them.