śrī-vasudevaḥ uvāca - 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; atha vā - or else.

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.