udsīdeyuḥ - would fall into ruin; ime - these; lokāḥ - worlds; na kuryām - did not perform; karma - action; cet - if; aham - I; saṅkarasya - of unwanted population; ca - and; kartā - the creator; syām - would become; upahanyām - would spoil; imāḥ - these; prajāḥ - living entities.

“ ‘If I did not show the proper principles of religion, all these worlds would fall into ruin. I would be the cause of unwanted population and would spoil all these living beings.’