निमित्तं परमीशस्य विश्वसर्गनिरोधयो: । हिरण्यगर्भ: शर्वश्च कालस्यारूपिणस्तव ॥ ८ ॥
nimittaṁ param īśasya viśva-sarga-nirodhayoḥ hiraṇyagarbhaḥ śarvaś ca kālasyārūpiṇas tava
- nimittam
- the instrument
- param
- merely
- īśasya
- of the Supreme Lord
- viśva
- of the universe
- sarga
- in the creation
- nirodhayoḥ
- and the annihilation
- hiraṇyagarbhaḥ
- Lord Brahmā
- śarvaḥ
- Lord Śiva
- ca
- and
- kālasya
- of time
- arūpiṇaḥ
- formless
- tava
- Your
Even Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva act only as Your instruments in cosmic creation and annihilation, which are ultimately done by You, the Supreme Lord, in Your invisible aspect of time.