लोके भवाञ्जगदिन: कलयावतीर्ण: सद्रक्षणाय खलनिग्रहणाय चान्य: । कश्चित् त्वदीयमतियाति निदेशमीश किं वा जन: स्वकृतमृच्छति तन्न विद्म: ॥ २७ ॥
loke bhavāñ jagad-inaḥ kalayāvatīrṇaḥ sad-rakṣaṇāya khala-nigrahaṇāya cānyaḥ kaścit tvadīyam atiyāti nideśam īśa kiṁ vā janaḥ sva-kṛtam ṛcchati tan na vidmaḥ
- loke
- into this world
- bhavān
- You
- jagat
- of the universe
- inaḥ
- the predominator
- kalayā
- with Your expansion Baladeva, or with Your time potency
- avatīrṇaḥ
- having descended
- sat
- the saintly
- rakṣaṇāya
- to protect
- khala
- the wicked
- nigrahaṇāya
- to subdue
- ca
- and
- anyaḥ
- other
- kaścit
- someone
- tvadīyam
- Your
- atiyāti
- transgresses
- nideśam
- the law
- īśa
- O Lord
- kim vā
- or else
- janaḥ
- a person
- sva
- by himself
- kṛtam
- created
- ṛcchati
- obtains
- tat
- that
- na vidmaḥ
- we do not understand
You are the predominating Lord of the universe and have descended into this world with Your personal power to protect the saintly and suppress the wicked. We cannot understand, O Lord, how anyone can transgress Your law and still continue to enjoy the fruits of his work.