SB 10.82.20
Devanāgarī
श्रीवसुदेव उवाच अम्ब मास्मानसूयेथा दैवक्रीडनकान् नरान् । ईशस्य हि वशे लोक: कुरुते कार्यतेऽथ वा ॥ २० ॥
Text
śrī-vasudeva uvāca amba māsmān asūyethā daiva-krīḍanakān narān īśasya hi vaśe lokaḥ kurute kāryate ’tha vā
Synonyms
śrī-vasudevaḥuvāca—Śrī Vasudeva said;amba—my dear sister;mā—please do not;asmān—with us;asūyethāḥ—be angry;daiva—of fate;krīḍanakān—the playthings;narān—men;īśasya—of the Supreme Lord;hi—indeed;vaśe—under the control;lokaḥ—a person;kurute—acts on his own;kāryate—is made to act by others;athavā—or else.
Translation
Śrī Vasudeva said: Dear sister, please do not be angry with us. We are only ordinary men, playthings of fate. Indeed, whether a person acts on his own or is forced by others, he is always under the Supreme Lord’s control.