bhavayati-maintains; esah-all these; sattvena-in the mode of goodness; lokan-all over the universe; vai-generally; loka-bhavanah-the master of all the universes; lila-pastimes; avatara-incarnation; anuratah-assuming the role; deva-the demigods; tiryak-lower animals; naradisu-in the midst of human beings.