अहं सर्वेषु भूतेषु भूतात्मावस्थित: सदा । तमवज्ञाय मां मर्त्य: कुरुतेऽर्चाविडम्बनम् ॥ २१ ॥
aham sarvesu bhutesu bhutatmavasthitah sada tam avajnaya mam martyah kurute ’rca-vidambanam
- aham
- I
- sarvesu
- in all
- bhutesu
- living entities
- bhuta-atma
- the Supersoul in all beings
- avasthitah
- situated
- sada
- always
- tam
- that Supersoul
- avajnaya
- disregarding
- mam
- Me
- martyah
- a mortal man
- kurute
- performs
- arca
- of worship of the Deity
- vidambanam
- imitation.
I am present in every living entity as the Supersoul. If someone neglects or disregards that Supersoul everywhere and engages himself in the worship of the Deity in the temple, that is simply imitation.