कर्माण्यनीहस्य भवोऽभवस्य ते दुर्गाश्रयोऽथारिभयात्पलायनम् । कालात्मनो यत्प्रमदायुताश्रम: स्वात्मन्रते: खिद्यति धीर्विदामिह ॥ १६ ॥
karmany anihasya bhavo ’bhavasya te durgasrayo ’thari-bhayat palayanam kalatmano yat pramada-yutasramah svatman-rateh khidyati dhir vidam iha
- karmani
- activities
- anihasya
- of one who has no desire
- bhavah
- birth
- abhavasya
- of one who is never born
- te
- your
- durga-asrayah
- taking shelter of the fort
- atha
- thereafter
- ari-bhayat
- out of fear of the enemies
- palayanam
- flee
- kala-atmanah
- of He who is the controller of eternal time
- yat
- that
- pramada-ayuta
- in the association of women
- asramah
- household life
- sva-atman
- in Your own Self
- rateh
- one who enjoys
- khidyati
- is disturbed
- dhih
- intelligence
- vidam
- of the learned
- iha
- in this world
My Lord, even the learned sages become disturbed in their intelligence when they see that Your Greatness engages in fruitive work although You are free from all desires, that You take birth although You are unborn, that You flee out of fear of the enemy and take shelter in a fort although You are the controller of invincible time, and that You enjoy householder life surrounded by many women although You enjoy in Your Self.