श्रीभगवानुवाच ब्रह्मन् यमनुगृह्णामि तद्विशो विधुनोम्यहम् । यन्मद: पुरुष: स्तब्धो लोकं मां चावमन्यते ॥ २४ ॥
sri-bhagavan uvaca brahman yam anugrhnami tad-viso vidhunomy aham yan-madah purusah stabdho lokam mam cavamanyate
- sri-bhagavan uvaca
- the Supreme Personality of Godhead said
- brahman
- O Lord Brahma
- yam
- unto anyone to whom
- anugrhnami
- I show My mercy
- tat
- his
- visah
- material opulence or riches
- vidhunomi
- take away
- aham
- I
- yat-madah
- having false prestige due to this money
- purusah
- such a person
- stabdhah
- being dull-minded
- lokam
- the three worlds
- mam ca
- unto Me also
- avamanyate
- derides.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Lord Brahma, because of material opulence a foolish person becomes dull-witted and mad. Thus he has no respect for anyone within the three worlds and defies even My authority. To such a person I show special favor by first taking away all his possessions.