सम्प्लव: सर्वभूतानां विक्रम: प्रतिसंक्रम: । इष्टापूर्तस्य काम्यानां त्रिवर्गस्य च यो विधि: ॥ २१ ॥
samplavah sarva-bhutanam vikramah pratisankramah ista-purtasya kamyanam tri-vargasya ca yo vidhih
- samplavah
- the perfect means or complete devastation
- sarva-bhutanam
- of all living beings
- vikramah
- specific power or situation
- pratisankramah
- ultimate destruction
- ista
- performance of Vedic rituals
- purtasya
- pious acts in terms of religion
- kamyanam
- rituals for economic development
- tri-vargasya
- three means of religion, economic development and sense satisfaction
- ca
- also
- yah
- whatsoever
- vidhih
- procedures
Please explain unto me how the living beings are generated, how they are maintained, and how they are annihilated. Tell me also of the advantages and disadvantages of discharging devotional service unto the Lord. What are the Vedic rituals and injunctions of the supplementary Vedic rites, and what are the procedures of religion, economic development and sense satisfaction?