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SB 10.74.22

Devanāgarī

विविधानीह कर्माणि जनयन् यदवेक्षया । ईहते यदयं सर्व: श्रेयो धर्मादिलक्षणम् ॥ २२ ॥

Text

vividhānīha karmāṇi janayan yad-avekṣayā īhate yad ayaṁ sarvaḥ śreyo dharmādi-lakṣaṇam

Synonyms

vividhāni—various;iha—in this world;karmāṇi—material activities;janayan—generating;yat—by whose;avekṣayā—grace;īhate—endeavors;yat—inasmuch;ayam—this world;sarvaḥ—entire;śreyaḥ—for the ideals;dharma-ādi—religiosity and so on;lakṣaṇam—characterized as.

Translation

He creates the many activities of this world, and thus by His grace the whole world endeavors for the ideals of religiosity, economic development, sense gratification and liberation.

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