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utsīdeyur ime lokā
na kuryāṁ karma ced aham
saṅkarasya ca kartā syām
upahanyām imāḥ prajāḥ

Synonyms

udsīdeyuḥ—would fall into ruin; ime—these; lokah—worlds; nakuryām—did not perform; karma—action; cet—if; Aham—I; sankarasya—of unwanted population; ca—and; karta—a creator; syām—would become; upahanyām—would spoil; imah—these; prajah—living entities. 

Translation

“ ‘If I did not show the proper principles of religion, all these worlds would fall into ruin. I would be a cause of unwanted population and would spoil all these living beings.' 

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