🪷 ŚB 3.21.16

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Sanskrit

प्रजापतेस्ते वचसाधीश तन्त्या लोक: किलायं कामहतोऽनुबद्ध: । अहं च लोकानुगतो वहामि बलिं च शुक्लानिमिषाय तुभ्यम् ॥ १६ ॥

Transliteration

prajāpates te vacasādhīśa tantyā lokaḥ kilāyaṁ kāma-hato ’nubaddhaḥ ahaṁ ca lokānugato vahāmi baliṁ ca śuklānimiṣāya tubhyam
Synonyms
prajāpateḥ — who are the master of all living entities; te — of You; vacasā — under the direction; adhīśa — O my Lord; tantyā — by a rope; lokaḥ — conditioned souls; kila — indeed; ayam — these; kāma-hataḥ — conquered by lusty desires; anubaddhaḥ — are bound; aham — I; ca — and; loka-anugataḥ — following the conditioned souls; vahāmi — offer; balim — oblations; ca — and; śukla — O embodiment of religion; animiṣāya — existing as eternal time; tubhyam — to You.

Translation

O my Lord, You are the master and leader of all living entities. Under Your direction, all conditioned souls, as if bound by rope, are constantly engaged in satisfying their desires. Following them, O embodiment of religion, I also bear oblations for You, who are eternal time.

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