त्वं ब्रह्म परमं व्योम पुरुष: प्रकृते: पर: । अवतीर्णोऽसि भगवन् स्वेच्छोपात्तपृथग्वपु: ॥ २८ ॥
tvaṁ brahma paramaṁ vyoma puruṣaḥ prakṛteḥ paraḥ avatīrno ’si bhagavan svecchopātta-pṛthag-vapuḥ
- tvam
- You
- brahma paramam
- the Absolute Truth
- vyoma
- like the sky (You are detached from everything)
- puruṣaḥ
- the Personality of Godhead
- prakṛteḥ
- to material nature
- paraḥ
- transcendental
- avatīrṇaḥ
- incarnated
- asi
- You are
- bhagavan
- the Lord
- sva
- of Your own (devotees)
- icchā
- according to the desire
- upātta
- accepted
- pṛthak
- different
- vapuḥ
- bodies
My dear Lord, as the Absolute Truth You are transcendental to material nature, and like the sky You are never entangled in any way. Still, being controlled by Your devotees’ love, You accept many different forms, incarnating according to Your devotees’ desires.