विषयतृषो नरपशवो य उपासते विभूतीर्न परं त्वाम् । तेषामाशिष ईश तदनु विनश्यन्ति यथा राजकुलम् ॥ ३८ ॥
visaya-trso nara-pasavo ya upasate vibhutir na param tvam tesam asisa isa tad anu vinasyanti yatha raja-kulam
- visaya-trsah
- eager to enjoy sense gratification
- nara-pasavah
- manlike animals
- ye
- who
- upasate
- worship very gorgeously
- vibhutih
- small particles of the Supreme Lord (the demigods)
- na
- not
- param
- the Supreme
- tvam
- You
- tesam
- of them
- asisah
- the benedictions
- isa
- O supreme controller
- tat
- them (the demigods)
- anu
- after
- vinasyanti
- will be vanquished
- yatha
- just as
- raja-kulam
- those who are supported by the government (when the government is finished)
O Lord, O Supreme, unintelligent persons who thirst for sense enjoyment and who worship various demigods are no better than animals in the human form of life. Because of their animalistic propensities, they fail to worship Your Lordship, and instead they worship the insignificant demigods, who are but small sparks of Your glory. With the destruction of the entire universe, including the demigods, the benedictions received from the demigods also vanish, just like the nobility when a king is no longer in power.