नास्य कर्मणि जन्मादौ परस्यानुविधीयते । कर्तृत्वप्रतिषेधार्थं माययारोपितं हि तत् ॥ ४५ ॥
nasya karmani janmadau parasyanuvidhiyate kartrtva-pratisedhartham mayayaropitam hi tat
- na
- never
- asya
- of the creation
- karmani
- in the matter of
- janma-adau
- creation and destruction
- parasya
- of the Supreme
- anuvidhiyate
- it is so described
- kartrtva
- engineering
- pratisedha-artham
- counteract
- mayaya
- by the external energy
- aropitam
- is manifested
- hi
- for
- tat
- the creator.
There is no direct engineering by the Lord for the creation and destruction of the material world. What is described in the Vedas about His direct interference is simply to counteract the idea that material nature is the creator.