यथा धानासु वै धाना भवन्ति न भवन्ति च । एवं भूतानि भूतेषु चोदितानीशमायया ॥ ४ ॥
yatha dhanasu vai dhana bhavanti na bhavanti ca evam bhutani bhutesu coditanisa-mayaya
- yatha
- just as
- dhanasu
- through seeds of paddy
- vai
- indeed
- dhanah
- grains
- bhavanti
- are generated
- na
- not
- bhavanti
- are generated
- ca
- also
- evam
- in this way
- bhutani
- the living entities
- bhutesu
- in other living entities
- coditani
- impelled
- isa-mayaya
- by the potency or power of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
When seeds are sown in the ground, they sometimes grow into plants and sometimes do not. Sometimes the ground is not fertile, and the sowing of seeds is unproductive. Similarly, sometimes a prospective father, being impelled by the potency of the Supreme Lord, can beget a child, but sometimes conception does not take place. Therefore one should not lament over the artificial relationship of parenthood, which is ultimately controlled by the Supreme Lord.