CC Adi 3.24
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
TEXT 24
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.’
