श्रीपरीक्षिदुवाच संस्थापनाय धर्मस्य प्रशमायेतरस्य च । अवतीर्णो हि भगवानंशेन जगदीश्वर: ॥ २६ ॥ स कथं धर्मसेतूनां वक्ता कर्ताभिरक्षिता । प्रतीपमाचरद् ब्रह्मन् परदाराभिमर्शनम् ॥ २७ ॥
śrī-parīkṣid uvāca saṁsthāpanāya dharmasya praśamāyetarasya ca avatīrṇo hi bhagavān aṁśena jagad-īśvaraḥ sa kathaṁ dharma-setūnāṁ vaktā kartābhirakṣitā pratīpam ācarad brahman para-dārābhimarśanam
- śrī-parīkṣit uvāca
- Śrī Parīkṣit Mahārāja said
- saṁsthāpanāya
- for the establishment
- dharmasya
- of religious principles
- praśamāya
- for the subduing
- itarasya
- of the opposite
- ca
- and
- avatīrṇaḥ
- descended (upon this earth)
- hi
- indeed
- bhagavān
- the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- aṁśena
- with His plenary expansion (Śrī Balarāma)
- jagat
- of the entire universe
- īśvaraḥ
- the Lord
- saḥ
- He
- katham
- how
- dharma-setūnām
- of the restrictive codes of moral behavior
- vaktā
- the original speaker
- kartā
- the executor
- abhirakṣitā
- the protector
- pratīpam
- contrary
- ācarat
- behaved
- brahman
- O brāhmaṇa, Śukadeva Gosvāmī
- para
- of others
- dāra
- the wives
- abhimarśanam
- touching
Parīkṣit Mahārāja said: O brāhmaṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Lord of the universe, has descended to this earth along with His plenary portion to destroy irreligion and reestablish religious principles. Indeed, He is the original speaker, follower and guardian of moral laws. How, then, could He have violated them by touching other men’s wives?