अजस्य जन्मोत्पथनाशनाय कर्माण्यकर्तुर्ग्रहणाय पुंसाम् । नन्वन्यथा कोऽर्हति देहयोगं परो गुणानामुत कर्मतन्त्रम् ॥ ४४ ॥
ajasya janmotpatha-nasanaya karmany akartur grahanaya pumsam nanv anyatha ko ’rhati deha-yogam paro gunanam uta karma-tantram
- ajasya
- of the unborn
- janma
- appearance
- utpatha-nasanaya
- for the sake of annihilating the upstarts
- karmani
- works
- akartuh
- of one who has nothing to do
- grahanaya
- to take up
- pumsam
- of all persons
- nanu anyatha
- otherwise
- kah
- who
- arhati
- may deserve
- deha-yogam
- contact of the body
- parah
- transcendental
- gunanam
- of the three modes of nature
- uta
- what to speak of
- karma-tantram
- the law of action and reaction
The appearance of the Lord is manifested for the annihilation of the upstarts. His activities are transcendental and are enacted for the understanding of all persons. Otherwise, since the Lord is transcendental to all material modes, what purpose could He serve by coming to earth?