Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.68.45

sthity-utpatty-apyayānāḿ tvam

eko hetur nirāśrayaḥ

lokān krīḍanakān īśa

krīḍatas te vadanti hi

SYNONYMS

sthiti — of maintenance; utpatti — creation; apyayānām — and destruction; tvam — You; ekaḥ — alone; hetuḥ — the cause; nirāśrayaḥ — without any other basis; lokān — the worlds; krīḍanakān — playthings; īśa — O Lord; krīḍataḥ — who are playing; te — Your; vadanti — they say; hi — indeed.

TRANSLATION

You alone cause the creation, maintenance and annihilation of the cosmos, and of You there is no prior cause. Indeed, O Lord, authorities say that the worlds are mere playthings for You as You perform Your pastimes.

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