Chapter 9
सर्वे ह्यमी विधिकरास्तव सत्त्वधाम्नो ब्रह्मादयो वयमिवेश न चोद्विजन्त: । क्षेमाय भूतय उतात्मसुखाय चास्य विक्रीडितं भगवतो रुचिरावतारै: ॥ १३ ॥
Transliteration
sarve hy amī vidhi-karās tava sattva-dhāmno brahmādayo vayam iveśa na codvijantaḥ kṣemāya bhūtaya utātma-sukhāya cāsya vikrīḍitaṁ bhagavato rucirāvatāraiḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
sarve — all; hi — certainly; amī — these; vidhi-karāḥ — executors of orders; tava — Your; sattva-dhāmnaḥ — being always situated in the transcendental world; brahma-ādayaḥ — the demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā; vayam — we; iva — like; īśa — O my Lord; na — not; ca — and; udvijantaḥ — who are afraid (of Your fearful appearance); kṣemāya — for the protection; bhūtaye — for the increase; uta — it is said; ātma-sukhāya — for personal satisfaction by such pastimes; ca — also; asya — of this (material world); vikrīḍitam — manifested; bhagavataḥ — of Your Lordship; rucira — very pleasing; avatāraiḥ — by Your incarnations.
Translation
“O my Lord, all the demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā, are sincere servants of Your Lordship, who are situated in a transcendental position. Therefore they are not like us [Prahlāda and his father, the demon Hiraṇyakaśipu]. Your appearance in this fearsome form is Your pastime for Your own pleasure. Such an incarnation is always meant for the protection and improvement of the universe.”