sthanam madiyam saha-visvam etat
kridavasane dvi-parardha-samjne
bhru-bhaṅga-matrena hi sandidhaksoh
kalatmano yasya tirobhavisyati
aham bhavo daksa-bhrgu-pradhanah
prajesa-bhutesa-suresa-mukhyah
sarve vayam yan-niyamam prapanna
murdhnyarpitam loka-hitam vahamah
sri-brahma uvaca-Lord Brahma said; sthanam-the place where I am; madiyam-my residence, Brahmaloka; saha-with; visvam-the whole universe; etat-this; krida-avasane-at the end of the period for the pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; dvi-parardha-samjne-the time known as the end of a dvi-parardha; bhru-bhaṅga-matrena-simply by the flicking of the eyebrows; hi-indeed; sandidhaksoh-of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, when He desires to burn the whole universe; kala-atmanah-of the form of destruction; yasya-of whom; tirobhavisyati-will be vanquished; aham-I; bhavah-Lord Siva; daksa-Prajapati Daksa; bhrgu-the great saint Bhrgu; pradhanah-and others headed by them; praja-isa-the controllers of the prajas; bhuta-isa-the controllers of the living entities; sura-isa-the controllers of the demigods; mukhyah-headed by them; sarve-all of them; vayam-we also; yat-niyamam-whose regulative principle; prapannah-are surrendered; murdhnya arpitam-bowing our heads; loka-hitam-for the benefit of all living entities; vahamah-carry out the orders ruling over the living entities.