स एव विश्वस्य भवान्विधत्ते गुणप्रवाहेण विभक्तवीर्य: । सर्गाद्यनीहोऽवितथाभिसन्धिर् आत्मेश्वरोऽतर्क्यसहस्रशक्ति: ॥ ३ ॥
sa eva visvasya bhavan vidhatte guna-pravahena vibhakta-viryah sargady aniho ’vitathabhisandhir atmesvaro ’tarkya-sahasra-saktih
- sah
- that very person
- eva
- certainly
- visvasya
- of the universe
- bhavan
- You
- vidhatte
- carry on
- guna-pravahena
- by the interaction of the modes
- vibhakta
- divided
- viryah
- Your energies
- sarga-adi
- the creation and so on
- anihah
- the nondoer
- avitatha
- not futile
- abhisandhih
- Your determination
- atma-isvarah
- the Lord of all living entities
- atarkya
- inconceivable
- sahasra
- thousands
- saktih
- possessing energies
My dear Lord, although personally You have nothing to do, You have distributed Your energies in the interactions of the material modes of nature, and for that reason the creation, maintenance and dissolution of the cosmic manifestation take place. My dear Lord, You are self-determined and are the Supreme Personality of Godhead for all living entities. For them You created this material manifestation, and although You are one, Your diverse energies can act multifariously. This is inconceivable to us.