श्रीविन्ध्यावलिरुवाच क्रीडार्थमात्मन इदं त्रिजगत् कृतं ते स्वाम्यं तु तत्र कुधियोऽपर ईश कुर्यु: । कर्तु: प्रभोस्तव किमस्यत आवहन्ति त्यक्तह्रियस्त्वदवरोपितकर्तृवादा: ॥ २० ॥
sri-vindhyavalir uvaca kridartham atmana idam tri-jagat krtam te svamyam tu tatra kudhiyo ’para isa kuryuh kartuh prabhos tava kim asyata avahanti tyakta-hriyas tvad-avaropita-kartr-vadah
- sri-vindhyavalih uvaca
- Vindhyavali, the wife of Bali Maharaja, said
- krida-artham
- for the sake of pastimes
- atmanah
- of Yourself
- idam
- this
- tri-jagat
- the three worlds (this universe)
- krtam
- was created
- te
- by You
- svamyam
- proprietorship
- tu
- but
- tatra
- thereon
- kudhiyah
- foolish rascals
- apare
- others
- isa
- O my Lord
- kuryuh
- have established
- kartuh
- for the supreme creator
- prabhoh
- for the supreme maintainer
- tava
- for Your good self
- kim
- what
- asyatah
- for the supreme annihilator
- avahanti
- they can offer
- tyakta-hriyah
- shameless, without intelligence
- tvat
- by You
- avaropita
- falsely imposed because of a poor fund of knowledge
- kartr-vadah
- the proprietorship of such foolish agnostics
Srimati Vindhyavali said: O my Lord, You have created the entire universe for the enjoyment of Your personal pastimes, but foolish, unintelligent men have claimed proprietorship for material enjoyment. Certainly they are shameless agnostics. Falsely claiming proprietorship, they think they can give charity and enjoy. In such a condition, what good can they do for You, who are the independent creator, maintainer and annihilator of this universe?