य एष राजन्नपि काल ईशिता सत्त्वं सुरानीकमिवैधयत्यत: । तत्प्रत्यनीकानसुरान् सुरप्रियो रजस्तमस्कान् प्रमिणोत्युरुश्रवा: ॥ १२ ॥
ya esa rajann api kala isita sattvam suranikam ivaidhayaty atah tat-pratyanikan asuran sura-priyo rajas-tamaskan praminoty urusravah
- yah
- which
- esah
- this
- rajan
- O King
- api
- even
- kalah
- time
- isita
- the Supreme Lord
- sattvam
- the mode of goodness
- sura-anikam
- numbers of demigods
- iva
- certainly
- edhayati
- causes to increase
- atah
- hence
- tat-pratyanikan
- inimical to them
- asuran
- the demons
- sura-priyah
- being the friend of the demigods
- rajah-tamaskan
- covered by passion and ignorance
- praminoti
- destroys
- uru-sravah
- whose glories are widespread
O King, this time factor enhances the sattva-guna. Thus although the Supreme Lord is the controller, He favors the demigods, who are mostly situated in sattva-guna. Then the demons, who are influenced by tamo-guna, are annihilated. The Supreme Lord induces the time factor to act in different ways, but He is never partial. Rather, His activities are glorious, therefore He is called Urusrava.