kṣīram - milk; yathā - as; dadhi - yogurt; vikāra-viśeṣa - with a special transforming agent; yogāt - by mixing; sañjāyate - is transformed into; na - not; tu - but; tataḥ - from the milk; pṛthak - separated; asti - is; hetoḥ - which is the cause; yaḥ - who; śambhutām - the nature of Lord Śiva; api - even though; tathā - as; samupaiti - accepts; kāryāt - for the matter of some particular business; govindam - unto Govinda, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ādi-puruṣam - the original person; tam - unto Him; aham - I; bhajāmi - offer my respectful obeisances.

“ ‘Milk changes into yogurt when mixed with a yogurt culture, but actually it is constitutionally nothing but milk. Similarly, Govinda, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, assumes the form of Lord Śiva [Śambhu] for the special purpose of material transactions. I offer my obeisances at His lotus feet.’