SB 8.7.23
Devanāgarī
गुणमय्या स्वशक्त्यास्य सर्गस्थित्यप्ययान्विभो । धत्से यदा स्वदृग् भूमन्ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवाभिधाम् ॥ २३ ॥
Text
guṇa-mayyā sva-śaktyāsya sarga-sthity-apyayān vibho dhatse yadā sva-dṛg bhūman brahma-viṣṇu-śivābhidhām
Synonyms
guṇa-mayyā—acting in three modes of activity;sva-śaktyā—by the external energy of Your Lordship;asya—of this material world;sarga-sthiti-apyayān—creation, maintenance and annihilation;vibho—O lord;dhatse—you execute;yadā—when;sva-dṛk—you manifest yourself;bhūman—O great one;brahma-viṣṇu-śiva-abhidhām—as Lord Brahmā, Lord Viṣṇu or Lord Śiva.
Translation
O lord, you are self-effulgent and supreme. You create this material world by your personal energy, and you assume the names Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara when you act in creation, maintenance and annihilation.
