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विश्वोद्भवस्थाननिरोधकर्म ते ह्यकर्तुरङ्गीकृतमप्यपावृतः ।
युक्तं न चित्रं त्वयि कार्यकारणे सर्वात्मनि व्यतिरिक्ते च वस्तुतः ॥ ५ ॥
 
visvodbhava-sthana-nirodha-karma te
hy akartur aṅgikrtam apy apavrtah
yuktam na citram tvayi karya-karane
sarvatmani vyatirikte ca vastutah
visva-of the whole universe; udbhava-of the creation; sthana-of the maintenance; nirodha-of the annihilation; karma-these activities; te-of You (O dear Lord); hi-indeed; akartuh-aloof; aṅgikrtam-still accepted by the Vedic literature; api-although; apavrtah-untouched by all these activities; yuktam-befitting; na-not; citram-wonderful; tvayi-in You; karya-karane-the original cause of all effects; sarva-atmani-in all respects; vyatirikte-set apart; ca-also; vastutah-the original substance.