इतश्चाऽन्यदितश्चाऽन्यदितश्चाऽन्यदयं विधिः । रचयन् वस्तुना याति खेदं लीलास्विवाऽर्भकः ॥ ३९ ॥
itaścā’nyaditaścā’nyaditaścā’nyadayaṁ vidhiḥ | racayan vastunā yāti khēdaṁ līlāsvivā’rbhakaḥ || 39 ||
Translation
This Creator, making one thing here, another there, and another yonder, does not tire with the thing, like a child at play.
Word by word
- itaś
- (itaḥ) here
- ca
- and
- anyad
- (anyat) another
- ayaṁ
- this
- vidhiḥ
- Creator
- racayan
- making
- vastunā
- with the thing
- yāti
- does
- khēdaṁ
- tire
- līlāsu
- at play
- iva
- like
- arbhakaḥ
- a child
Meaning
Brahmā makes one thing and then another and another, without tiring, as a child at play makes one toy after another. The commentary: as a child does not weary of play. The image of the child (1.25.32) returns: creation is play, without fatigue or purpose beyond itself.