श्रीराजोवाच यानि यानीह कर्माणि यैर्यै: स्वच्छन्दजन्मभि: । चक्रे करोति कर्ता वा हरिस्तानि ब्रुवन्तु न: ॥ १ ॥
śrī-rājovāca yāni yānīha karmāṇi yair yaiḥ svacchanda-janmabhiḥ cakre karoti kartā vā haris tāni bruvantu naḥ
- śrī-rājā uvāca
- the King said
- yāni yāni
- each
- iha
- in this world
- karmāṇi
- of the activities
- yaiḥ yaiḥ
- by each
- svacchanda
- assumed independently
- janmabhiḥ
- of the appearances
- cakre
- He performed
- karoti
- is performing
- kartā
- will perform
- vā
- or
- hariḥ
- the Supreme Lord, Hari
- tāni
- these
- bruvantu
- please tell
- naḥ
- us
King Nimi said: The Supreme Personality of Godhead descends into the material world by His internal potency and according to His own desire. Therefore, please tell us about the various pastimes Lord Hari has performed in the past, is performing now and will perform in this world in the future in His various incarnations.