karoti visva-sthiti-samyamodayam
yasyepsitam nepsitam iksitur gunaih
maya yathayo bhramate tad-asrayam
gravno namas te guna-karma-saksine
karoti-performing; visva-of the universe; sthiti-the maintenance; samyama-winding up; udayam-creation; yasya-of whom; ipsitam-desired; na-not; ipsitam-desired; iksituh-of the one glancing over; gunaih-with the modes of material nature; maya-the material energy; yatha-as much as; ayah-iron; bhramate-moves; tat-asrayam-placed near that; gravnah-a magnetic stone; namah-my respectful obeisances; te-unto You; guna-karma-saksine-the witness of the actions and reactions of material nature.