स्थित्युत्पत्त्यप्ययानां त्वमेको हेतुर्निराश्रय: । लोकान् क्रीडनकानीश क्रीडतस्ते वदन्ति हि ॥ ४५ ॥
sthity-utpatty-apyayānāṁ tvam eko hetur nirāśrayaḥ lokān krīḍanakān īśa krīḍatas te vadanti hi
- sthiti
- of maintenance
- utpatti
- creation
- apyayānām
- and destruction
- tvam
- You
- ekaḥ
- alone
- hetuḥ
- the cause
- nirāśrayaḥ
- without any other basis
- lokān
- the worlds
- krīḍanakān
- playthings
- īśa
- O Lord
- krīḍataḥ
- who are playing
- te
- Your
- vadanti
- they say
- hi
- indeed
You alone cause the creation, maintenance and annihilation of the cosmos, and of You there is no prior cause. Indeed, O Lord, authorities say that the worlds are mere playthings for You as You perform Your pastimes.