chet–If; aham–I; na kuryān–do not engage in; karma–duty; (tarhi)–then; ime lokāḥ–the inhabitants of these worlds; utsīdeyuḥ–will be ruined; (karma tyaktvā)–by renouncing their duty; cha–and; (aham)–I; syām–will be; kartā–the maker; saṅkarasya–of varṇa-saṅkara, or adulterated progeny; (evam aham eva)–and in this way, I alone; upahanyām–will cause the downfall; imāḥ prajāḥ–of these people. [24]

If I do not engage in duty, the people of these worlds will renounce their duties and fall to ruination.Thus I will be responsible for their downfall, caused by adulterated progeny.