na te 'bhavasyesa bhavasya karanam
vina vinodam bata tarkayamahe
bhavo nirodhah sthitir apy avidyaya
krta yatas tvayy abhayasrayatmani
na-not; te-of Your Lordship; abhavasya-of whom there is no birth, death or maintenance as for an ordinary being; isa-O Supreme Lord; bhavasya-of Your appearance, Your birth; karanam-the cause; vina-without; vinodam-the pastimes (despite what is said, You are not forced to come to this world by any cause); bata-however; tarkayamahe-we cannot argue (but must simply understand that these are Your pastimes); bhavah-birth; nirodhah-death; sthitih-maintenance; api-also; avidyaya-by the external, illusory energy; krtah-done; yatah-because; tvayi-unto You; abhaya-asraya-O fearless shelter of all; atmani-of the ordinary living entity.