प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः ।भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात् ॥
prakṛtiṃ svām avaṣṭabhya visṛjāmi punaḥ punaḥ | bhūtagrāmam imaṃ kṛtsnam avaśaṃ prakṛter vaśāt ||
- प्रकृतिम् स्वाम् · prakṛtim svām
- my own nature
- अवष्टभ्य · avaṣṭabhya
- presiding over, taking hold of
- विसृजामि · visṛjāmi
- I send forth
- पुनः पुनः · punaḥ punaḥ
- again and again
- भूतग्रामम् · bhūtagrāmam
- the host of beings
- कृत्स्नम् · kṛtsnam
- entire
- अवशम् · avaśam
- helpless
- प्रकृतेः वशात् · prakṛter vaśāt
- by the force of nature
“Presiding over my own nature, I send forth again and again this entire host of beings — helpless, by the force of nature.”
— Original plain-language translation
Divine freedom and creaturely helplessness stand side by side. He emits freely; they return compulsively under nature's sway. The contrast quietly asks which side the hearer wishes to stand on.
— Reader's notes (original)