स्वशान्तरूपेष्वितरै: स्वरूपै- रभ्यर्द्यमानेष्वनुकम्पितात्मा । परावरेशो महदंशयुक्तो ह्यजोऽपि जातो भगवान् यथाग्नि: ॥ १५ ॥
sva-santa-rupesv itaraih sva-rupair abhyardyamanesv anukampitatma paravareso mahad-amsa-yukto hy ajo ’pi jato bhagavan yathagnih
- sva-santa-rupesu
- unto the peaceful devotees of the Lord
- itaraih
- others, nondevotees
- sva-rupaih
- according to their own modes of nature
- abhyardyamanesu
- being harassed by
- anukampita-atma
- the all-compassionate Lord
- para-avara
- spiritual and material
- isah
- controller
- mahat-amsa-yuktah
- accompanied by the plenary portion of mahat-tattva
- hi
- certainly
- ajah
- the unborn
- api
- although
- jatah
- is born
- bhagavan
- the Personality of Godhead
- yatha
- as if
- agnih
- the fire
The Personality of Godhead, the all-compassionate controller of both the spiritual and material creations, is unborn, but when there is friction between His peaceful devotees and persons who are in the material modes of nature, He takes birth just like fire, accompanied by the mahat-tattva.