Chapter 17
येनाहमात्मायतनं विनिर्मिता धात्रा यतोऽयं गुणसर्गसङ्ग्रह: । स एव मां हन्तुमुदायुध: स्वरा- डुपस्थितोऽन्यं शरणं कमाश्रये ॥ ३० ॥
Transliteration
yenāham ātmāyatanaṁ vinirmitā dhātrā yato ’yaṁ guṇa-sarga-saṅgrahaḥ sa eva māṁ hantum udāyudhaḥ svarāḍ upasthito ’nyaṁ śaraṇaṁ kam āśraye
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
yena — by whom; aham — I; ātma-āyatanam — resting place of all living entities; vinirmitā — was created; dhātrā — by the Supreme Lord; yataḥ — on account of whom; ayam — this; guṇa-sarga-saṅgrahaḥ — combination of different material elements; saḥ — He; eva — certainly; mām — me; hantum — to kill; udāyudhaḥ — prepared with weapons; svarāṭ — completely independent; upasthitaḥ — now present before me; anyam — other; śaraṇam — shelter; kam — unto whom; āśraye — I shall resort to.
Translation
“The planet earth continued: My dear Lord, You are the complete conductor of the material creation. You have created this cosmic manifestation and the three material qualities, and therefore You have created me, the planet earth, the resting place of all living entities. Yet You are always fully independent, my Lord. Now that You are present before me and ready to kill me with Your weapons, let me know where I should go to take shelter, and tell me who can give me protection.”