श्रीशुक उवाच गोविप्रसुरसाधूनां छन्दसामपि चेश्वर: । रक्षामिच्छंस्तनूर्धत्ते धर्मस्यार्थस्य चैव हि ॥ ५ ॥
sri-suka uvaca go-vipra-sura-sadhunam chandasam api cesvarah raksam icchams tanur dhatte dharmasyarthasya caiva hi
- sri-sukah uvaca
- Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said
- go
- of the cows
- vipra
- of the brahmanas
- sura
- of the demigods
- sadhunam
- and of the devotees
- chandasam api
- even of the Vedic literature
- ca
- and
- isvarah
- the supreme controller
- raksam
- the protection
- icchan
- desiring
- tanuh dhatte
- accepts the forms of incarnations
- dharmasya
- of the principles of religion
- arthasya
- of the principles of the purpose of life
- ca
- and
- eva
- indeed
- hi
- certainly
Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said: O King, for the sake of protecting the cows, brahmanas, demigods, devotees, the Vedic literature, religious principles, and principles to fulfill the purpose of life, the Supreme Personality of Godhead accepts the forms of incarnations.