Ādi-līlāChapter 3: The External Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 3.24

utsīdeyur ime lokā

na kuryāḿ karma ced aham

sańkarasya ca kartā syām

upahanyām imāḥ prajāḥ

SYNONYMS

udsīdeyuḥ — would fall into ruin; ime — these; lokāḥ — worlds; na kuryām — did not perform; karma — action; cet — if; ahamI; sańkarasya — of unwanted population; ca — and; kartā — the creator; syām — would become; upahanyām — would spoil; imāḥ — these; prajāḥ — living entities.

TRANSLATION

"'If I did not show the proper principles of religion, all these worlds would fall into ruin. I would be the cause of unwanted population and would spoil all these living beings.'

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