अहो अद्भुतमेतन्मे व्यापृतस्यापि नित्यदा ।
न ह्येधन्ते प्रजा नूनं दैवमत्र विघातकम् ॥ ५१ ॥
na hy edhante praja nunam
aho-alas; adbhutam-it is wonderful; etat-this; me-for me; vyaprtasya-being busy; api-although; nityada-always; na-does not; hi-certainly; edhante-generate; prajah-living entities; nunam-however; daivam-destiny; atra-herein; vighatakam-against.
Brahma thought to himself: Alas, it is wonderful that in spite of my being scattered all over, there is still insufficient population throughout the universe. There is no other cause for this misfortune save and except destiny.