3.24
utsideyur ime loka
na kuryam karma ced aham
sankarasya ca karta syam
upahanyam imah prajah
SYNONYMS
udsideyuh—would fall into ruin; ime—these; lokah—worlds; na kuryam—did not perform; karma—action; cet—if; aham—I; sankarasya—of unwanted population; ca—and; karta—a creator; syam—would become; upahanyam—would spoil; imah—these; prajah—living entities " ’If I did not show the proper principles of religion, all these worlds would fall into ruin.
I would be a cause of unwanted population and would spoil all these living beings.’