🪷 ŚB 1.2.34

Sanskrit, transliteration, word meanings, and translation for steady Bhāgavata reading.

Sanskrit

भावयत्येष सत्त्वेन लोकान् वै लोकभावन: ।
लीलावतारानुरतो देवतिर्यङ्‍नरादिषु ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

bhāvayaty eṣa sattvena
lokān vai loka-bhāvanaḥ
līlāvatārānurato
deva-tiryaṅ-narādiṣu

Synonyms

bhāvayati — maintains; eṣaḥ — all these; sattvena — in the mode of goodness; lokān — all over the universe; vai — generally; loka-bhāvanaḥ — the master of all the universes; līlā — pastimes; avatāra — incarnation; anurataḥ — assuming the role; deva — the demigods; tiryak — lower animals; nara-ādiṣu — in the midst of human beings.

Translation

Thus the Lord of the universes maintains all planets inhabited by demigods, men and lower animals. Assuming the roles of incarnations, He performs pastimes to reclaim those in the mode of pure goodness.

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