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CC Ādi 3.24

Bengali

উৎসীদেয়ুরিমে লোকা ন কুর্যাং কর্ম চেদহম্‌ । ।
সঙ্করস্য চ কর্তা স্যামুপহন্যামিমাঃ প্রজাঃ ॥ ২৪ ॥

Text

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

Synonyms

utsīdeyuḥ — would fall into ruin; ime — these; lokāḥ — worlds; na kuryām — did not perform; karma — action; cet — if; aham — I; saṅkarasya — of unwanted population; ca — and; kartā — the creator; syām — would become; upahanyām — would spoil; imāḥ — these; prajāḥ — living entities.

Translation

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