श्रीनारद उवाच नैवाद्भुतं त्वयि विभोऽखिललोकनाथे मैत्री जनेषु सकलेषु दम: खलानाम् । नि:श्रेयसाय हि जगत्स्थितिरक्षणाभ्यां स्वैरावतार उरुगाय विदाम सुष्ठु ॥ १७ ॥
śrī-nārada uvāca naivādbhutaṁ tvayi vibho ’khila-loka-nāthe maitrī janeṣu sakaleṣu damaḥ khalānām niḥśreyasāya hi jagat-sthiti-rakṣaṇābhyāṁ svairāvatāra urugāya vidāma suṣṭhu
- śrī-nāradaḥ uvāca
- Śrī Nārada said
- na
- not
- eva
- at all
- adbhutam
- surprising
- tvayi
- for You
- vibho
- O almighty one
- akhila
- of all
- loka
- worlds
- nāthe
- for the ruler
- maitrī
- friendship
- janeṣu
- toward people
- sakaleṣu
- all
- damaḥ
- the subduing
- khalānām
- of the envious
- niḥśreyasāya
- for the highest benefit
- hi
- indeed
- jagat
- of the universe
- sthiti
- by maintenance
- rakṣaṇābhyām
- and protection
- svaira
- freely chosen
- avatāraḥ
- descent
- uru-gāya
- O You who are praised universally
- vidāma
- we know
- suṣṭhu
- well
Śrī Nārada said: O almighty Lord, it is no surprise that You, the ruler of all worlds, show friendship for all people and yet subdue the envious. As we well know, You descend by Your sweet will in order to bestow the highest good on this universe by maintaining and protecting it. Thus Your glories are widely sung.