yah svatmanidam nija-mayayarpitam
kvacid vibhatam kva ca tat tirohitam
aviddha-drk saksy ubhayam tad iksate
sa atma-mulo 'vatu mam parat-parah
yah-the Supreme Personality of Godhead who; sva-atmani-in Him; idam-this cosmic manifestation; nija-mayaya-by His own potency; arpitam-invested; kvacit-sometimes, at the beginning of a kalpa; vibhatam-it is manifested; kva ca-sometimes, during dissolution; tat-that (manifestation); tirohitam-not visible; aviddha-drk-He sees everything (in all these circumstances); saksi-the witness; ubhayam-both (manifestation and annihilation); tat iksate-sees everything, without loss of sight; sah-that Supreme Personality of Godhead; atma-mulah-self-sufficient, having no other cause; avatu-please give protection; mam-unto me; parat-parah-He is transcendental to transcendental, or above all transcendence.