sṛjasi - You create; atha u - and then; lumpasi - You destroy; pāsi - You protect; viśvam - the universe; rajaḥ - known as passion; tamaḥ - ignorance; sattva - and goodness; guṇaiḥ - by the modes; sva-śaktibhiḥ - Your personal potencies; na badhyase - You are not bound; tat - of this world; guṇa - by the modes; karmabhiḥ - by the material activities; vā - or; jñāna-ātmanaḥ - who are knowledge itself; te - for You; kva ca - where at all; bandha - of bondage; hetuḥ - cause.

You create, destroy and also maintain this universe with Your personal energies — the modes of passion, ignorance and goodness — yet You are never entangled by these modes or the activities they generate. Since You are the original source of all knowledge, what could ever cause You to be bound by illusion?