sri-vasudevah uvaca -- Sri Vasudeva said; amba -- my dear sister; ma -- please do not; asman -- with us; asuyethah -- be angry; daiva -- of fate; kridanakan -- the playthings; naran -- men; isasya -- of the Supreme Lord; hi -- indeed; vase -- under the control; lokah -- a person; kurute -- acts on his own; karyate -- is made to act by others; atha va -- or else.

Sri 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.